Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
Many of my students try to remember a “marker” of just one word. This is a hard and counterproductive exercise. A word without any context is abstract. Remembering a chunk of multiple words in the same context is actually an easier task. In some sense the “random words” exercise is much harder than remembering actual …
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Imagine you’re a business writer sitting at your desk, facing a mountain of words to conquer. That’s where AI writing tools come into play. They’re like your trusty sidekicks in the digital age, making your writing tasks much easier. AI, or Artificial Intelligence, isn’t just for tech geeks anymore. It’s a big deal in the …
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Suppose you want to remember something for a very long time. How do you ensure memorization? There are many methods, which can be roughly divided into three categories: reviewing the notes (revisiting), actively using (speedwriting), and lifestyle choices (sleep, food, …). Here I want to deal with the lifestyle element. It is really simple to …
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Person-action-object visualizations are incredibly useful. Yet they are typically artificial – unless used with long numbers and history. Using PAO with long numbers is central to memory sports. PAO of history requires additional explanation. In a way, some legal and accounting documents follow very similar structure with few adaptations. Want to explore and enhance your …
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Search vs discovery vs ChatGPT? If we want to research something online we have at least three distinct strategies. In search strategy, we formulate keywords and read the documents that matter. When we rely on discovery we go to the sources with authority and interest in the subject area, hoping to stumble upon some relevant …
Academic learning transforms us into autodidacts: Most of our knowledge comes from a combination of experience and information. The most appealing quality of information is its availability. However, we measure our lives in experiences. More reading materials available here, here, here, here, here and here. What is an autodidact Definition of autodidact is an individual …
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We want to learn better and we want others to learn better, but what does it actually mean? Will reading a few books make us smarter? Are grades the only measure of our progress? Is there a limit to how fast we can learn? Nowadays psychological and educational science tends to be self-contradictory, yet some …
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There are many lucrative opportunities in business and it only takes anyone to master up the courage to begin. For instance, opening an import business allows you to grow and experience incredible opportunities, but a successful import business comes with various considerations. One of them is choosing the right supplier. The supplier you pick to …
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This is the time of the year we come with the first line of superdeals: the back-to-school deals. This year I announce the superdeal a bit earlier than usual, so if you want you can take the first session before September 1st. Schools tend to be very expensive and optimizing the school experience is a …
There are many options for a month before school. I even have a training plan built to maximize the options provided by one month. However, most of us do not have enough discipline and would delay everything to the last week. What can be achieved in one week to prepare for learning? Preview the materials …
