How can we design and decorate our homes to improve the learning experiences? Is it possible? Is it expensive? This is a personal opinion based on my experimentation. What is the optimal home for learning? It is quite clear that there is no optimal environment for all kinds of learning. Everything changes. 50 years ago …
Books you MUST read fallacy
There are long lists of books you MUST read. What are the common qualities of these books, and how are these books beneficial? How reading books can be both an advantage and a disadvantage? How do books compare with the alternatives? This article starts ordinary and then takes an unexpected twist. Are books important? I …
Sleeping and dreaming under control
Sometimes we are lucky enough to remember seeing a dream with a verbal description, or a set of images. Occasionally we can even consciously control the dream and continue it when we are awake. Other times we kind of remember the dream, and may even induce the theme of the dream. More reading here, here, …
Ten of the most common speed reading mistakes
Speed reading is a technique that aims to increase reading speed without sacrificing comprehension. By utilizing specific strategies, readers can process and comprehend information at a much faster rate. Techniques such as skimming, scanning, and chunking text help readers identify key points and main ideas swiftly. Eliminating subvocalization, the habit of silently pronouncing words, …
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Which skills are required for accelerated learning?
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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Five things to do a week before school
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 …
Training eidetic memory, aka short term visual memory
Some say that eidetic memory does not really exist, while others claim to have eidetic memory. Possibly they address different aspects of short-term visual memory. What I can do is explain how each of us can enjoy a small amount of eidetic memory which is available to each and every one of us. There are …
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When is the right time for speedwriting
Speedwriting is good as long as you have a Eurika moment, or have enough materials to generate new insights while writing. If you have too many thoughts then speedwriting can clean up your head. But if you are puzzled or bored it might backfire… What is speedwriting? It is just another critical part of superlearning …
Subvisualization: when visualization is not fast enough
To be honest I have not been doing visualization at all since I started to read above 5000 wpm. When I slow down and want to remember everything, I still use memory structures – more often than not I do not have to. Here is a short confession of what it feels like to be …
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To do or not to do? Procrastinate….
Procrastinate by all means if you have to. Do not act impulsively. Be creative. Never lose hope. My message This is my message for today. For me, these sentences send the same message and are deeply interconnected. Our lives are quite long, a marathon rather than a sprint. Opportunities and threats come and go. Sometimes …