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10. Connect what you learn with something you know.
The more you can relate new concepts to ideas that you already understand, the faster the you'll learn the new information. According to the book Make It Stick, many common study habits are counterproductive. They may create an illusion of mastery, but the information quickly fades from our minds.
By finding ways to fit new information in with preexisting knowledge, you'll find additional layers of meaning in the new material. This will help you fundamentally understand it better, and you'll be able to recall it more accurately.
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1. Take notes with pen and paper.
To speed up your learning, skip the laptop and take notes the old-fashioned way, with pen and paper. Research has shown that those who type in their lecture notes process and retain the information at a lower level. Those who take notes by hand actually learn more.
The act of wr...
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8. Stay hydrated.
Drinking water can actually make us smarter. According to one study, students who took water with them to an examination room performed better than those who didn't.
Dehydration, on the other hand, can seriously affect our mental function. When you fail to drink water, your brain has to wor...
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5. Modify your practice.
If you're learning a skill, don't do the same thing over and over. Making slight changes during repeated and deliberate practice sessions will help you master a skill faster than doing it the same way every time
This only works if the modifications are small -- making big changes in how the...
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3. Distributed practice.
This method involves distributing multiple practices (or study sessions) on a topic over a period of time. Using short, spaced-out study sessions will encourage meaningful learning, as opposed to long "cram sessions," which promote rote learning.
The first step is to take thorough notes wh...
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6. Try a mnemonic device.
One of the best ways to memorize a large amount of information quickly is to use memory techniques like a mnemonic device: a pattern of letters, sounds or other associations that assist in learning something.
Mnemonics help you simplify, summarize and compress information to make it easier ...
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2. Have effective note-taking skills.
The better your notes are, the faster you'll learn. Knowing how to take thorough and accurate notes will help you remember concepts, gain a deeper understanding of the topic and develop meaningful learning skills. So, before you learn a new topic, make sure you learn different strategies for note...
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4. Study, sleep, more study.
Research shows a strong connection between sleep and learning. It seems that getting some shut-eye and taking short breaks are important elements in bolstering how our brains remember something. Deep sleep (non-rapid-eye-movement sleep) can strengthen our long-term memory if the sleep occurs with...
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7. Use brain breaks to restore focus.
Information overload is a real thing. In order to learn something new, our brains must send signals to our sensory receptors to save the new information, but stress and overload will prevent your brain from effectively processing and storing information.
The best way to combat this is by ta...
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9. Learn information in multiple ways.
When you use multiple ways to learn something, whether it's language learning or speed reading, you'll use more regions of the brain to store information about that subject. This makes that information more interconnected and embedded in your brain.
You can do this through spaced repetition...
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Learning new things is a huge part of life -- we should always be striving to grow and learn a new skill. Whether you're learning Spanish or want to do math fast, it takes time to learn each lesson, and time is precious. So how can you make the most of your time by speeding up the learning process? Here are 10 proven ways you can start being a quick learner.
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Scientific Backed Ways To Learn Better
- Learn faster and retain more by imagining that you have to teach someone else what you are learning.
- Sleeping between two learning sessions greatly improves retention.
- Changing the way you practice a new motor skill can help you master it faster.
Boost Learning Speed
- Learners proficient in fast-paced games are significantly faster at performing new cognitive tasks.
- By pretending you are teaching something to someone using simple language, you understand it better.
- Bilingual people may have a leg up when it comes to
Teach What You Learn
One of the more surprising ways you can learn a new skill is to teach it to someone else.
When we learn with the intention to teach, we break the material down into simple, understandable chunks for ourselves. It also forces us to examine the topic more critically and thoroughly, hel...
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