This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn more effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. Doodling and drawing pictures to help link ideas is a…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn more effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. To retain information well it’s better to learn a topic…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. You should always understand the context of why you’re learning something…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. It is more effective to move between topics than it is…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. It is important to make notes, highlight them and re-read them…
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn effectively. Check out the previous post in this series and read the most recent one below. Time should be devoted to discussing incorrect explanations. THIS IS TRUE….
This post is part of a series challenging our assumptions about learning techniques. We’re giving you up to date information from current research into learning to help you learn effectively. Check out the first and second posts in this series and read the most recent one below. Gaming is an addiction that has a negative…
Over the next few weeks, we will be posting a series of learning hacks that will force you to confront what you do and don’t know about how to learn. A lot of research into learning techniques has been done over the years. Interestingly, many of the conclusions that studies have drawn are taking time…
A huge amount of research has gone into clarifying how we learn best. How can we make sure that information doesn’t just go in one ear and out the other? How do we get our knowledge to stick, rather than slip away over time? The answers that research points to are almost always different from…
“Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by failing to attempt.” – William Shakespeare The fear of failure and the myth of errorless learning Why are we so afraid to make mistakes? Part of the answer can be traced to our remote past when we were more concerned…
