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 …
Reaching out of your comfort zone
Recently I read this article suggesting that reaching out of your comfort zone has a great potential for exciting magical experiences. This seams to be a profound understanding. When out of comfort zone we feel uneasy and vulnerable. In fact we are ready to work hard and generate creative excuses just to get back into …
Being a superlearner: 8 lifestyle aspects
Being a superlearner is a lifestyle choice. What does it really mean? Below are 8 aspects of what being a superlearner is all about. Search for wisdom. The ultimate goal of superlearner is probably search for wisdom. There is a story that king Solomon got to choose his blessing. While he could choose power or …
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Prereading and reading tactics
We are strong proponents of pre-reading, yet the issue is only briefly mentioned in our course. There is a good reason for it. There is no one good prereading strategy, but several recommended strategies for various scenarios. Instead of discussing various pros and cons I will describe “a day in my life”. My days are …
Advanced memorization exercise
Many of you have wondered how to memorize abstract notions. I suggest to do this together. Take this article. It should be important for virtually any superlearner, since it explains why smart people make mistakes. Now, use your markers skills to remember everything in the article. Take your time – there are many markers to …
10 tips for speedreading
Jonathan is planning to publish several speedreading tips in lifehacker.uk. While we are waiting patiently for approval, here are alternative tips by yours truly. Knowledge is intoxicating. Knowledge feeds our imagination, give us mental strength and resilience, fuels modern technology and economy – it is a key component of making us truly human (and possibly …
Innovation vs persistence
There is a trade-off between innovation and persistence that I see in my recent work. The innovation comes in form of new exciting opportunities. Out of the blue [there is actually a lot of work and planning around it, I will describe in separate posts] I generate interesting ideas, or I am approached by exciting …
Healthy lifestyle
Occasionally we discuss various aspects of healthy lifestyle and try to generate a list of simple advices. This post is once again addressing this subject from a different angle. Below there are several ways to transform bad habits into good habits. Effects of lifestyle Your lifestyle may boost your brainpower or hurt your memory. The …
Elite performers practice wisely: monitor yourself
Today I was approached by a student who did not use pomodoro technique. He practices too intensely, without breaks, more than 2 hours a day. As a result he suffered eye strain and could not read for a couple of months. Now he feels great, and he makes sure to follow the proposed methodology. His …
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Good and bad multitasking when reading
Some of our students point to Eyal Ophir’s work to demonstrate that multitasking is bad. While we do not argue with dangers of bad multitasking, we provide several concepts and training exercises that reduce the damage caused my multitasking. There is a big difference between true multitasking (e.g. dealing with several issues at the same …
