Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Immersion is one of the fastest ways to develop a skill. Students who dive into culture, memes, music, and even fiction first learn much faster than those who don’t.  It’s something that you’ll often notice when observing language learning, but it also spills over to bridge. Are you studying the game of bridge, and want…

A deck of playing cards seems like a simple thing at first glance. With four suits and fifty-two cards, the card deck rivals thousands of tabletop and board games that are competing for our time. We could choose a game of Call Of Duty or Unreal Tournament for this week, but games played with a…

I don’t remember much of a fuss about card decks while growing up. But like I’d imagine other bridge players can say, we had a couple of Bicycle card decks around the house. With my aunt visiting, we’d play versions of Snap and Go Fish. While my parents weren’t looking, we’d sneak in Poker or…