Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
We teach our students to preread, read and reread without stating where we learnt it ourselves. To fix this injustice I introduce so called SQ3R system that is commonly used in US schools. Survey. We also call this prereading. Usually we skim or scan the content before we read it to prepare our mind for …
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This is the list of some of the smartest people in the world. Some of them are extremely successful, others provoke more pity than awe. Probably as long as your IQ is below 160, the smarter you are the more successful you will be. IQ is influenced by many factors, not all of them in …
This is yet another true superlearner story. Please notice that the name has been changed for privacy reasons, but most other facts are true. Jason is easily excited. He is excited to help people, to build something new and to change his own life. He is excited to do physical activity and to talk before …
What are the values that you plan to pass to your children? How will these values affect their lives? This article implies that values of persistence, curiosity and empathy generate better students and more successful professionals. Let us try to understand why. Persistence Persistence is the key to success. If you set up a goal …
This is another true superlearner story of a person whom I taught personally. The name is changed, but the facts are mostly true. Ron is an exceptional person. He is a corporate lawyer, intelligent, dedicated and very creative. When he was tested by Anna she asked me to work with him. Usually I work only …
Recently I started using reddit, answering all those students who look for extra advantage in their classes. Soon I understood that speedreading and memory technique alone will not work. I ended up giving this advise: (1) Be healthy. Eat healthy food, sleep 6-8 hours per day, drink ~3 cups of coffee, meditate/do sport. (2) Be …
The stories of various people we teach may prove interesting to you. While we change the names, most of other facts are true. Probably some of you will recognize some of the people behind the stories. We ask you not to disclose their identity. The first superlearner whom we can tell about we will call …
Every student wants to have good grades. Every parent wants his child to be A+ students without loosing creativity and joyfulness. In this blog we plan to give some insights on how this can be done. This article is probably the first in series of planned posts that will be generated as we prepare materials …
When training superlearning abilities the students are exposed to wide range of emotions and their mood may go back and forth, like this: Week 1 +++ Being superlearner is so cool! I could read most books in an hour or two, full harry potter collection in 12 hours! – But the training looks kind of …
Before you start: Know what being a superlearner means Define your personal goals Understand progressive overload Commit to growth Basic training: Visualization: Learn to visualize objects Visualize concepts Manipulate visualizations in 3D Add details to visualization Memory: Generate visual markers Link visual markers together Group visual markers in chunks Generate cues for retrieval Speedreading: Preread …
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