Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
Managing pauses when we learn is an important skill nobody talks about. Below is a recommended superlearner strategy inspired by a discussion on our udemy course. Recently there was a very discussion on udemy (below) regarding small pauses we have when we learn. My personal opinion that we should use these pauses as one would …
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Creative curiosity is a driving force not only of superlearning but also mindfulness, positive thinking / happiness, successful career planning, personal finance management. Below are some practical ways to encourage creative curiosity and benefit from it in your life. Recently I read this article about generating curiosity as a way to increase IQ. The challenge …
The subject of synesthesia [when various senses “leak” into each other] was discussed several times during last month. First of all visit this site to learn more about synesthesia. Synesthesia naturally occurs in one out of 2000 people. If you have synestesia you can learn to do this. Moreover you could encode music, taste or …
We have long ago discovered anecdotal evidence that our methodology REALLY helps he people who have learning disabilities. Some of our students suffered dyslexia and using mental markers jumped from 20wpm to 1200wpm. Other students had trouble focusing on the text and were “cured” by the joyful gamification of speedreading. Even the students with brain …
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We all want to live happily and yet to achieve something in our life. This is called work-life-balance. Here is my personal experience from the last several months. One of the issues that I want to focus on is finding again the balance between work and life. First of all: why did I loose the …
The brain cannot efficiently perform two vocalizations at the same time. This training not only teaches you speedreading, but also opens you to efficient multitasking. This exercise is the simplest way to reduce subvocalization when reading text line by line. Choose to visualize one marker per line. You are allowed to subvocalize 1-2 words per …
Here are the initial exercises that help you to develop visualization capabilities. They are also good for controlling your focus and mindfulness. 1. Photograph Find a photograph, and take your time to analyze it. Memorize every detail you can. Then simply close your eyes and try to recreate it in your mind. Bring in as …
Our working memory is limited. Our eye movement is limited. Our multitasking ability is very limited. Even the ability to generate associations is limited. We invest a lot of effort into improving our performance in each skill, but we often forget to improve our capabilities when using all of these skills together. Anna has many names …
How intelligent you are in a great part is determined by the capacity of your working memory. The working memory of most people is between 5 and 9 objects, meaning that with a very high chance the size of your working memory is 7. To be sure you can test yourself. It is tempting to …
So far I tried to keep most of the post pretty much centred along the superlearning axis of visualization-speedreading-knowledge. However occasionally I plan to look at things from wider perspectives. Today I want to express the way I feel about certain things in my life, or human life in general. People do have other very …
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