27d • Learning & Study tips
Stop Wasting Time on Ineffective Study: Unlock Your Brain's Natural Learning Potential 🧠🚀
What I've learned to master any subject faster and more effectively by applying these simple, science-backed principles and avoiding common pitfalls. Which one is your favorite tip? 👇 (mine is #11!)
Start Line: Clear goal setting
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- Alternate Focused and Diffuse Modes: Dedicate periods to intense, focused concentration (focused mode), but also take breaks where your mind can relax and wander (diffuse mode) to make new connections.
2. Use the Pomodoro Technique: Work in short, focused bursts (e.g., 25 minutes) with a timer, followed by brief, rewarding breaks. This helps combat procrastination and builds focus.
3. Prioritise Active Recall: After reading or learning something, look away and actively try to remember the key ideas (e.g., say them aloud, write them down). This is far more effective than just rereading.
4. Practice Spaced Repetition: Revisit material over several days and weeks, gradually increasing the time between reviews. This strengthens long-term memory.
5. Engage in Deliberate Practice: Focus your study efforts on the most challenging concepts or problems – your "frogs" – rather than just repeating what's easy.
6. Implement Interleaving: When practicing, mix up different types of problems or topics within a session. This helps you learn when to apply different techniques.
7. Perform a "Picture Walk": Before diving into new material, quickly scan headings, diagrams, and summaries to get an overview. This creates "hangers" for new information in your brain.
8. Minimise Distractions: Eliminate interruptions like phone notifications during focused study sessions, as task switching greatly hinders learning.
9. Get Enough Sleep: Adequate sleep is crucial for consolidating learning, strengthening brain-links, and clearing toxins from your brain.
10. Teach Others: Explaining concepts aloud to someone else (or even a rubber ducky) solidifies your understanding and reveals gaps in your knowledge.
11. Take Brief, Handwritten Notes: Focus on capturing key ideas and concepts in your own words, rather than just transcribing. Handwriting helps "glue" ideas into your brain.
12. Become Your Own Learning Scientist: Regularly observe and reflect on your own study habits, diet, sleep, and exercise to discover what works best for you.
13. Incorporate Exercise: Physical activity boosts brain health, neuron growth, and cognitive functions like focu
s and memory.
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