Rules fro better learning

1. Recalling: Try to frequently recall the main ideas of what you are learning...or try generating ideas from within yourself... 'I wonder what this means?'.
2. Testing: Use any method you can to test yourself all the time (recall, applying, asking others opinions etc.).
3. Chunking: Pretend what you are trying to learn is a song...learn to play it over and over again in your mind. In this way the information combines into a chunk you can access when needed.
4. Spacing: Your brain is like a muscle and needs a break now and again. Don't try to learn everything at once...spread the learning out over time.
5. Alternating: Practice different techniques for learning. A single approach is sub-optimal. Try writing things down, creating pictures, constructing a quiz etc.
6. Breaking: Taking breaks from a problem or a challenge allows the brain to take over and do some thinking in the background.
7. Questioning: Consider how you could explain a problem, challenge etc. in a way that a ten year old could understand? Using analogies can help.
8. Focusing: Turn off all interrupting things (phone, computer etc.) then set a timer for 20 minutes and focus on the one thing you are working on.
9. Thinking: Do the hardest thinking and problem solving early in the day when you and your mind are fresh.
10. Contrasting: Dream of where your learning is taking you (outcomes, insights, solutions, etc.) and then create a picture or words to describe that outcome. Reminding yourself periodically of the desired outcome (looking at the picture, reading the words) will motivate you to achieve greater learning.

Hardest Things To DO In Life

• Quit a well paying job to pursue one's dreams.
• Apologize to people you have hurt.
• Accepting one's own mistakes.
• Staying positive when you have lost everything you ever had.
• Staying away from family.
• Bouncing back when you have hit rock bottom.
• Being honest in job interviews.
• Making others smile when one has not smiled for ages.
• Keep a low profile despite being extremely knowledgeable about his/her profession.