Hacking Knowledge: 77 Ways to Learn Faster, Deeper, and Better If someone granted you one wish, what do you imagine you would want out of life that you haven’t gotten yet? For many people, it would be self-improvement and knowledge. Newcounter knowledge is the backbone of society’s progress. Life-changing knowledge does typically require advanced learning techniques. Health Shake a leg. Balance Sleep on it. Perspective and Focus Change your focus, part 2. Recall Techniques Listen to music. Visual Aids Every picture tells a story. Verbal and Auditory Techniques Stimulate ideas. Kinesthetic Techniques Write, don’t type. Self-Motivation Techniques Give yourself credit. Supplemental Techniques Read as much as you can. For Teachers, Tutors, and Parents Be engaging. For Students and Self-Studiers Be engaged. Parting Advice Persist. Sources For This Article This is only a partial list of sources, focusing only on Web sites. Did you enjoy this article?
9 Tactics for Rapid Learning (That Most People Have Never Heard Of) Whenever the subject of why some people learn faster comes up, I get a whole host of common answers: Some people are just naturally smart. (Often implying you can’t improve)Everyone is “smart” in their own way. (Nonsense, research indicates different “intelligences” often correlate)IQ is all in the genes. (Except IQ changes with age and IQ tests can be studied for, like any other test) There may be some truth to these claims. Considering the upcoming launch of my rapid learning program, I wanted to share my favorite tactics to learn faster, retain information better or just enjoy the process of learning more: #1 – Pegging (or How Mental Magicians can Perfectly Recall Hundreds of Numbers) One of my favorite learning tactics, that is rarely mentioned, is pegging. The systems I’ve seen typically work with a special cheat sheet. From there, you can translate any series of numbers into a series of letters. Here’s a quick way to separate the rapid learners from the average learners.
Life: 100 Ways To Screw It Up A couple of months ago I wrote a blog post about 100 Ways To Live A Better Life. The post got featured almost instantly on Delicious, Reddit and StumbleUpon. Since then, it gets a few hundreds hits every day and a new comment every once in while (although it’s more than 2 months old now). But re-reading it the other day I spotted a slight imbalance. Couldn’t tell at first what it was, but it was an imbalance. Like a picture with too much pink. Then it hit me: life is not pink. So, I realized I know at least 100 ways to screw up your life too. [Update: There is an ebook based on this. Without further ado, let’s start: 1. Feel sorry about what happened to you. 2. Even if you know you’re lied. 3. Wrong partnerships may be both personal or professional. 4. Make them “bigger” than you. 5. Daydreaming is good. 6. Because you’re too tired of doing the same stupid things again while you’re awake. 7. 8. If you lost something, act like you’ve lost everything. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
Desktop Application | Xerox Business of Your Brain Brought to you by the minds at Xerox, Business of Your Brain® is a desktop app that analyzes your cerebral cortex (well, actually your Microsoft Outlook) to provide a snapshot of the things standing between you and your mind's ability to focus on real business. Examining your email, contacts, calendar of events and even the vocabulary you use, Business of Your Brain® highlights potential distractions including: Total time spent in meetings "Urgent" matters (that probably aren't) Long-winded emails and the people who send them Any and all mention of "Fantasy Football" Business of Your Brain® is for Microsoft Windows only (at least for now). With Xerox, you are ready for real business.
Le Mind Mapping ou la Prise de Notes dynamique Le Mind Mapping, ou carte heuristique en français, est une technique de prise de notes originale qui vise à organiser les informations autour d’une idée centrale. Cette technique peut être qualifiée de « dynamique » dans la mesure où elle pousse l’utilisateur à reformuler les idées afin d’en extraire les éléments clés avant de les noter. Cette méthode de prise de note, déjà largement utilisée dans les écoles finlandaises par exemple, offre de nombreuses possibilités pour les étudiants tant en termes d’usages que d’efficacité. Introduction au Mind Mapping Le Mind Mapping est née de quelques constats simples. La vue est notre « sens » le plus développé. En effet, comme le montre le graphique ci-dessous, lors d’un entretien nous retenons principalement les gestes, le regard, et l’attitude de notre interlocuteur. La "règle" du 7%-38%-55% ou « règle des 3V » (verbale, vocale, visuel), résultat de l’étude sur la communication menée par Albert Mehrabian en 1967. Un enfant apprend en s’amusant.
21 Habits of Happy People Contributed by Cindy Holbrook “Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” ~ Elbert Hubbar Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed. We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. 1. Be thankful that you woke up alive each morning. 2. Surround yourself with happy, positive people who share your values and goals. 3. Accept others for who they are as well as where they are in life. 4. Keep up to date with the latest news regarding your career and hobbies. 5. Don’t wallow in self-pity. 6. Some statistics show that 80% of people dislike their jobs! 7. Take the time to see the beauty around you. 8. Don’t take yourself – or life to seriously. 9. Holding a grudge will hurt no one but you. 10. Develop an attitude of gratitude. 11. Always make sure your loved ones know you love them even in times of conflict. 12. Honesty is the best policy. 13. Meditation gives your very active brain a rest. 14. 15. See the glass as half full.
Carte heuristique : méthodologie pour créer des cartes mémorisation, imagination et organisation La carte heuristique (ou le mindmap) permet de représenter visuellement et de façon schématique les connexions sémantiques entre différentes idées, mots, liens (hiérarchiques ou non) sous forme d’arborescences pour amener la prise de décision, la réflexion autour de concepts, une analyse de processus, faciliter la mémorisation, représenter des histoires ou organisations… La représentation via ces cartes mentales peut s’effectuer via des logiciels de mindmap qu’ils soient libres, gratuiciels, partagiciels ou payants. Mais rien ne remplace une méthodologie claire pour utiliser ces logiciels avec efficacité (ce ne sont que des outils!). Le site plaisirdecole.com proposé par la firme Stabilo permet de mieux comprendre ce qu’est le mindmapping avec des fiches pratiques qui invitent à mettre en place des activités avec des cartes heuristiques dans un contexte pédagogique. Comment faire un mindmap MEMORISATION (6 pages) : méthodologie avec 4 exercices, Licence :
Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson -... - StumbleUpon Learn more about the science of success with Heidi Grant Halvorson’s HBR Single, based on this blog post. Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. 1. To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. 3. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. The good news is, if you aren’t particularly gritty now, there is something you can do about it. 7. To build willpower, take on a challenge that requires you to do something you’d honestly rather not do. 8. 9.
apprendre à apprendre : le projet EQUAL | PedagoGeeks. Le WebZine de l'innovation pédagogique en éducation, formation et orientation professionnelle. Toutes les démarches d’individualisation des enseignements (fortement poussées par la formation tout au long de la vie), posent à un moment donné la question de l’autonomie dans les apprentissages. Or l’autonomie ne signifie pas être livré à soi-même. On devrait d’ailleurs dire rendre autonome un apprenant. Pour cela il s’agit de lui apporter un ensemble de méthodes et de lui permettre de réfléchir sur sa manière d’apprendre. C’est ce qu’on appelle apprendre à apprendre (en anglais tout simplement, learning to learn). Les Ateliers de Pédagogie Personnalisés et d’autres organismes de formation se sont réunis dans les années 2005- 2007 afin de réaliser un ensemble de fiches d’activités sur la thématique de l’apprendre à apprendre. Or ce site n’existe plus (les financements s’étant arrêtés, le site Web a été interrompu puis repris) PedagoGeeks vous propose ici d’en télécharger une copie, et reste à la disposition des auteurs… Voir l’animation en grand Les activités par thèmes :
Thinking like a genius: overview Thinking and recall series Problem solving: creative solutions "Even if you're not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of your creative mind and better manage your future." The following strategies encourage you to think productively, rather than reproductively, in order to arrive at solutions to problems. "These strategies are common to the thinking styles of creative geniuses in science, art, and industry throughout history." Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Exercise #2 illustrates how famous thinkers used these approaches. Exercise #1: illustrates applications of the nine approaches. Text of exercise:Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Thinking and recall series