Archive for 'Learning techniques'
Change-ability Tip #4: Are you “playing it safe” or are you starving your brain?
Facing challenges at work or elsewhere in your life? You’re in good company. Personally, my response is to put my head down and to try to work harder… or at least work longer. For me, this is “playing it safe” rather than boldly initiating change. So far, this strategy hasn’t been as successful as I’d [...]
Posted: January 31st, 2009 under 50 Ways to be resilient, Change-ability Tip, Learning techniques.
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The “storytelling method” of learning new material
Cal Newport is a PhD student at MIT and author of two books: How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less and How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country’s Top Students.
He also has a fascinating blog called Study Hacks: [...]
Posted: September 7th, 2008 under Learning techniques, Story as knowledge management, Use of story.
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