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Chapter 1. Shattering Myths
There are a few myths about learning that hold us back unintentionally, and keep us from our potential. Among them are thinking that failure is always bad, that our learning abilities are capped by our intelligence, and that more studying and exposure is always the better path.
" If someone else appears to understand something more quickly, they are simply seeing it through a different perspective, not dissecting it like a genius "
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Chapter 2. Foundations for Better Learning
As a precursor to improving your learning, you must be aware that multi-tasking is a complete myth, and learn techniques to focus yourself and pay attention to your own attention. You will see how you should generally approach and structure matters through the pyramid of learning and four levels of competence.
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Chapter 3. Know and Understand Thyself
If you don’t know yourself and what you prefer, you are forever operating through inefficiency. There are a few models of learning styles and preference, highlighted by the VARK and seven styles models.
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Chapter 4. Faster and More Efficient Reading
Better reading is a matter of speed, efficiency, comprehension, and retention. You can train speed reading separately, while the other factors are a matter of analysis and active participation in reading rather than passive.
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Chapter 5. The Art of Taking Great Notes
Taking better notes consists of four phases: taking, creating, analysis, and feedback. You can also use the Cornell Method of taking notes.
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Chapter 6. Best Practices for Practicing
Deliberate practice is the key to truly growing expertise in something. Analyzing negative feedback and practicing at the edge of your abilities are close behind.
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Chapter 7. Elephant Memory Techniques
Most people want information to make it to their long-term memory. Spaced repetition is the best method for memory retention, while flashcards, mnemonics, and constructing a story narrative with information also help.
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Chapter 8. Make Learning Secondary
If you can set out to accomplish a goal that just so happens to require skill acquisition, this is the easiest way to learn – by making the learning secondary.
" That is the way to learn the most, that when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don’t notice that the time passes. " – Albert Einstein to his son, Hans Einstein
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Chapter 9. How to CRAM
Cramming is the attempt to stuff as much information into the hazy area just short of your long-term memory, but beyond your short-term memory. Chunking, summarizing, and making analytical connections between concepts are your best bets.
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Chapter 10. Learning by Science
Science can often reveal counterintuitive ways to learn better. Separate studies have shown that exercise boosts your brain power, changing locations helps memory retention, the Feynman Technique helps you learn what you don’t know, and you can actually learn some things during sleep.
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Chapter 11. Smart Goals
The best types of goals are S.M.A.R.T. –an acronym that stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, Time-bound.
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Chapter 12. The Trio
A final set of tips for learning come in the form of incubation, how to teach more effectively, and why your biggest obstacle to learning just might be your ego.
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