Visualization, memory, reading and research skills
I have never met Leon other than over Skype. Leon (not a true name) is a web designer (kind of) that took the Udemy course starting in spring 2014. In summer Leon wrote several passionate posts and personal mails to [email protected] regarding his reading speed and fluency with markers. Then he disappeared for a couple …
While there are many ways to create markers and a large body of text about it in this blog, I wanted to focus on two major types of markers I expect each of you to use. Logical markers This is the default sort of markers you should use. In fact, they are so trivial that …
Recently I read this article about difference between knowledge and understanding. Superlearner value pyramid I am a bit obsessed about various forms of information and knowledge, so I hope you will not hate me for this short value pyramid: Type Meaning Superlearner term Wisdom Ability to use understanding properly to change the world around us …
High-level chunking allows to operate with up to 80 object in your working memory, using computer-like data structures. Since the size of working memory is correlated with IQ, this actually make you smarter. When dealing with large amount of information you may choose several strategies to encode it. High level visualization is probably the most …
This is a basic and deep post that could be added to the course. It requires a bit more time and effort than a regular post on this site. I do suggest to visit all the links within and think about integrating it in your superlearning skillset. During the course we teach our students to …
Before you start: Know what being a superlearner means Define your personal goals Understand progressive overload Commit to growth Basic training: Visualization: Learn to visualize objects Visualize concepts Manipulate visualizations in 3D Add details to visualization Memory: Generate visual markers Link visual markers together Group visual markers in chunks Generate cues for retrieval Speedreading: Preread …
Well, this is the ugly truth. Nobody can visualize fast enough for their reading speed. That is if we visualize each and every word. However, why would we visualize each and every word? For some tasks we define the goal as 100% retention. It could be learning a new language, or learning a poem or …
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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 …
Being an engineer and having some understanding of brain activity, I enjoy comparing brain to an electronic device. Many complex electronic devices I work with have the following 3 elements: CPU to handle complex logic, GPU to analyse a lot of simple and repetitive information in a fast and parallel form and dedicated RTL circuitry …
While I had a long and organized training on creativity (I am planning to release some materials on this blog), Anna is a master of out-of-the-box thinking. She claims that she uses one and only one trick, but she perfected using it. Anna calls this trick “multiple perspectives”. Draw down a shape or write a …
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