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Focused and Diffuse Learning Modes

The document discusses two learning modes: focused, which involves familiar tasks, and diffuse, which aids in solving new problems through broad perspectives. It emphasizes the importance of practice, repetition, and retrieval in transferring information from working memory to long-term memory, and suggests techniques like the Pomodoro timer, memory palaces, and interleaving practice to enhance learning. Additionally, it highlights the significance of passion and persistence over intelligence in achieving success.

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Focused and Diffuse Learning Modes

The document discusses two learning modes: focused, which involves familiar tasks, and diffuse, which aids in solving new problems through broad perspectives. It emphasizes the importance of practice, repetition, and retrieval in transferring information from working memory to long-term memory, and suggests techniques like the Pomodoro timer, memory palaces, and interleaving practice to enhance learning. Additionally, it highlights the significance of passion and persistence over intelligence in achieving success.

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Focused and Diffuse Learning Modes.

Focused - prefrontal cortex, things your familiar with eg. Multiplication, rhyming words
Diffuse - solve or figure something new. Broad ranging perspectives. Neural resting state.

Better to learn and practice a little over several days

Tackle procrastination with Pomodoro timer - set timer to 25 mins for focused learning, then mental
relaxation for diffuse reward. Just get past initial discomfort as that will pass.

Practice and repetition important for abstract thinking eg. Math. Time and practice moves new
information from working memory to long term memory

Working memory like a fading blackboard and long term memory like a vast warehouse. Don't cram.
No time for solid structures to grow. Practice and repetition makes permanent memories.

Sleep washes away toxins. Exercise improves memory and ability to learn.

Success in life is passion and persistence. Not smart. Not giving up.

Chunks - Focus, practice and repetition create strong memory traces and chunks. Expertise is when
small chunks build to big chunks. Pieces of info bound together by use and meaning. Network of
neurons that compactly synthesizes key ideas or actions. Single easy to access item in working memory.
Chunks are best built with:
1. Focused undivided attention
2. Understanding basic idea
3. Context - where top down big picture and bottom up learning meet. When to use that technique.
4. Practice - to gain big picture context

Re-read (passive) vs. Recall (active)


Retrieval process enhances deep learning and helps form chunks. Retrieval helps build little hooks to
hang thinking on. Recall is best way to facilitate chunking by trying to remember key concepts of page
without looking.
Transfer - idea that a chunk mastered in one area can help you much more easily learn chunks of
information in different areas that share surprising commonalities
Interleave - practice different concepts, approaches, and techniques all in one session.
Deliberate practice - difficult material to gain full mastery
Einstellung - when intitial thought prevents a better idea or solution from being found.

https://www.brainfacts.org/3d-brain#intro=false&focus=Brain

Focus on process rather than product (outcome)


Memory palace - associate what you want to remember with places ie. Body, home, etc
Practice and repetition
Leverage visual memory system - Associate funny and evocative images with what you want to
remember
Nelson Dellis - Come up with a picture and store it in a memory palace
Keep brain active by Try and learn new things, physical exercise, be social, diet

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