Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
Many of our students need to learn boring, complex material rich in details. How do you remember complex statistics or medical description? You break it into smaller step, use a lot of humour, and try to keep consistent tone in details and imagery. We teach our advanced students high-level visualization, but you can successfully remember …
Mathematical formulas are especially difficult to handle. Math is basically a different language that explains complex relationships between abstract objects. It makes no sense to visualize math as you would visualize history. My personal approach comes from data analytic and is graphical: there are various mathematical forces that bend graphs in various ways. Understanding why …
Generating markers slowly is not good enough for speedreading. Generating markers fast requires certain level of skill. Our beginner-level student do not know how to overcome the controlled visualization speed limitations. When the students are ready, we teach them to reduce the level of control and enjoy free associations. Below are some discussions from our …
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Bookmarks Bookmarks Become a SuperLearner Materials Lecture 3 TEDxSanAntonio – Benny Lewis – Fluent in Three Months – Rapid Language Hacking – YouTube Teen Speaks Over 20 Languages – YouTube How to become a Memory Master: Idriz Zogaj at TEDxGoteborg – YouTube Tim Ferriss: Smash fear, learn anything | Video on TED.com Lecture 4 …
Measuring your reading speed and retention score is a simple and important tool to judge your learning abilities. There are many applications that do this for you, but sometimes you want to double-check those results. Anna developed the superlearning tools more than a decade ago and did not need a computer back then. Sometimes low-tech …
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People are different in skills and in motivations. It is impossible to tell how much time each stage of learning will take. We do try to schedule training exercises along some reasonable progress expectations. Below are some typical expectations as expressed in one of our Udemy discussions. Question: I was just wondering where I should …
Question: You decide to write a blog… How do you approach this? What tools do you use? Answer: First of all you need to generate exclusive “killer” content. You can use Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, talk on TED, create Udemy course, buy any sort of PR – whatever you need to get indication that what you …
Prof. Anna Goldentouch and Dr. Lev Goldentouch are experts in superlearning, memorization/memory techniques, speedreading, creativity and many related life-hacking areas. Their course with Jonathan Levi is one of the best-selling courses on Udemy and Udemy CEO personal choice. On this site they publish free of charge some of their ideas, insights and premium content that …
Choosing the method for memorization of any particular information may be a matter of personal style, available time, number of details etc. Below is a short discussion regarding criteria for choosing memorization method and alternatives to well-known story and loci methods. Question: I have come up with Higbee’s book (your memory) excellent book that can …
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Many of our students ask: is creating a story effective? More advanced students ask: is Roman palace memory technique effective? If you are looking for simple low-level visualization, you may enjoy these well-known techniques. Below are some examples of real conversations we had in our course with examples of visual markers. Question: For the game …
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