Summary : Learning How to Learn

A Guide to Succeed in Your Study

Pisit J.
3 min readDec 14, 2019

Focus mode & Diffuse mode

  • focus >> productive
  • diffuse >> creative

Long-Term memory

  • cannot be made in one-go, there is no one-night miracle
  • practice makes permanent
  • recall what you have learn make better understanding, and you will easily remember it

Procrastination

  • avoid incoming pain from work by finding more comfortable excuses
  • Beware of Procrastination’s Addiction !!

Pomodoro Technique

  • technique to against with procrastination
  • split work into small tasks, so your brain won’t resist it

In each task,

  • focus 25 min on work
  • relax 5 min
  • then focus again

illusion of competence

  • highlight addiction — think that what you highlighted wil be in your brain as well.

Memorization Technique

your brain can learn better from related things

  • by picture
  • by story
  • by song
  • by metaphor
  • by analogy

Physical Enhancement for your brain

  • exercise — maintain brain connectivity
  • sleep — store what you learn into long-term memory

The Ultimate Technique for learning

The best way to learn is to teaching & sharing.

Reference

Learning How to Learn (available in Coursera & Book)

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Pisit J.
Pisit J.

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