The Most Amazing Learning Techniques on the Planet!
Learning is a never ending process that continues till death, as Albert Einstein says 'once you stop learning, you start dying'.
Unfortunately, most people go through various stages of life with the illusion that they're learning, whether in school or at home, but in reality, they aren't really learning. I have come to understand that learning involves constant repetition and practice (spaced out, over some amount of time) of whatever one desires to learn , to ensure that it remains permanent. Anything that is 'learnt' but isn't permanent is therefore crammed.
Most people grow up with the impression that they should focus all their energy on what they're best at and not try to learn anything different. I have discovered that this is a farce and anyone can learn new things if they do it the right way (practice and repetition).
The ideas that have really struck a cord with me include the diffuse form of learning which is more relaxed and allows the brain to look at things from a broad perspective; chunking, memory and long term learning.
Some major problems that most learners (such as myself) encounter during learning include procrastination, overlearning, illusions of competence in learning; as well as ignoring the relevance and importance of sleep to the learning process.
Ways to improve learning include: visualization in study, spaced out practice and repetition of material(with no distractions), memorization techniques using funny memorable images and sentences; and focusing on the learning process and not the end result of the process (the product).
In later posts, we will look a bit more into solving these issues and also how to learn in a way that suits a person adequately since everyone does not learn in the exact same manner. Also, the steps that will ensure that learned material is permanent and goes into long-term memory will be looked at here.
Remember, learning is fun...
