Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
This is another true superlearner story of a person whom I taught personally. The name is changed, but the facts are mostly true. Ron is an exceptional person. He is a corporate lawyer, intelligent, dedicated and very creative. When he was tested by Anna she asked me to work with him. Usually I work only …
The stories of various people we teach may prove interesting to you. While we change the names, most of other facts are true. Probably some of you will recognize some of the people behind the stories. We ask you not to disclose their identity. The first superlearner whom we can tell about we will call …
Once a month we try to publish a story about our student to show the progress and the challenges each of us faces. This is a story about my friend and colleague, whom I will call here Evgeny. When I took one of consulting jobs I was greeted by a huge guy with a huge …
I promised myself to write a post about creating marker-ready stories. Instead I am writing an article on storytelling. Storytelling is a great skill I want to master one day. The skill is important from various perspectives as following: All stories teach compassion and self-compassion. Bad things happen all the time. Each of us has …
Perhaps one of the most interesting and common little “issues” I think about with a lot of SuperLearning skills is the issue of usability. Indeed, some of the most skilled and advanced SuperLearners (and also the most famous, after the publication of Joshua Foer’s bestselling book Moonwalking with Einstein) out there are the competitors in …
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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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Different cultures have evolved remarkably distinct systems of thinking, learning, and visualizing. Nowhere is this more evident than in the contrast between Chinese hieroglyphic visualizations and Western mnemonic systems. While Western learners often rely on letter-based wordplay, acronyms, or phonetic tricks to aid memory, Chinese thinkers leverage highly visual, symbolic, and holistic approaches to encoding …
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Developing Your Personal Learning Style: Finding What Works for You In the journey toward becoming a superlearner, there’s no one-size-fits-all method. The most effective learners are those who discover, refine, and consistently use a personal learning style that matches their strengths, cognitive preferences, and goals. While most educational systems push standardized methods, the reality is …
This article is not going to be long. I wish you a happy new year, and I want to thank you for your support. Every time you write me a warm mail really matters. We are not really building a business, but a community for people who want to be their best selves and make …
We want from our children too much. If poor people in poor countries want their kids to have a college education and a reasonably good job, we want them to realize our fantasies. They can practice sports and music, in addition to getting good scores in school, but we do not stop there. Should we …
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