Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
One of the more common questions of smart people: how do I make my kids inherit my intelligence? While there is no definite answer, we have some good ideas of what should or should not be done. Read more here, here, here, here, and here. Beware of what you wish for Before we continue, a …
The students that finished the speedreading training are coming back for the next tier of skills. What are they looking for and how can we help? The other side of success Today I had an interesting meeting with my friend. Actually, he was one of my first students. He still does not have enough hours …
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We build our skills as a pyramid. There are fundamental skills, the skills that allow us to get things done, and advanced skills. Each set of skills is profoundly different, and we need all of them/ Fundamental skills Trying to build more advanced skills without good fundamental capabilities simply does not work. Memory and visualization …
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Learning is considered an exponential growth skill. However, not all learning is equal. Can we use the return on investment analysis for our learning experience? Sure! Do many people think this way? Not really. Let us go through the myths and realities of earning by learning. How to maximize the full keytostudy offering? The accelerated …
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In various stages of our supercharged skill set, we need to use categories and attributes. Each time this is something different. Let us start to make some sense out of this mess. It is also an exercise in systematic thinking, a sort of converging creativity, for me. I will share my thought process, and allow …
Music can be used for many purposes. Here I want to address using music for stress relief. Apparently, certain tunes resonate with various mechanisms in our bodies. It is a shame not to use them. More reading here, here, here, here, and here. Daily breaks During speedreading, there is often a high effort associated with …
We use our home to live, work, and learn. It is the home base for our creativity, productivity, and happiness. As we get smarter, so do our homes. And it gets increasingly more complex to optimize the way we use them. If you work or learn at home, THIS IS THE ARTICLE FOR YOU. How …
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We mention memory markers a lot in different contexts and courses. Memory markers are used to recall certain experiences. Experiences can be different, as well as memory markers. All of these markers are important and useful, and I want to explain how they can be used. This is becoming a bit confusing, so I want …
When we talk about gratitude we often assume that gratitude is something specific, one very clear feeling that we all experience. I do not believe this to be true. As far as I know, there are many kinds of gratitude, constructed from very different elements. More reading here, here, here, here, here, and here. Mental …
The US president is the most powerful man in the world. So all eyes are on that man. Yet all people are unique and leaders have profoundly unique styles. What can we learn from the US presidents, and does that apply to our own lives? I want to approach this as an exercise in critical …
