Keep Your Attention
A simple retention of the information that is provided to you isn’t enough. You’d like to see some evidence that you can use information in new ways.
That’s why-> single-minded attention is vital to learning
The best environment for learning:
- do not taking notes, or else you’re going to miss something
- multitasking degrades performance, even under optimal conditions, it takes a lot of time for the brain to switch from one goal to another, and from one set of rules to another
- a switching time cost & those extra time costs quickly add up
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