HuTu
Barbara Oakley
Findings somethings here and there.
Find some in success plan:
Creativiy - do you have ideas or live creating things but are afraid to bring it out for fear of failure.
Overcome your fears
Are you doing something that can be attempted only once? If not then try it fearlessly and redo if you fall
Criticism and nay Sayers are welcome. Contemplate what they say, but whatever they say should not stop you from trying.
You don't have to be agreeable to everybody. If someone gets offended by your ideas let them be.
Paul's technique for limited time study. Page 83-84
Preventing procrastination
“The dread of doing a task uses
up more time and energy than doing the task itself. Rita Emmett, procrastination expert.
Is that system 2 of thinking fast and slow in working?
Thinking or even setting about doing the actual work actually triggers pain receptors.
Is that the goose bumps or anxiety attack you get before doing something new, meeting someone for the first time or give a public speech.
Procrastination is actually taking into the comfort zone
Zombies everywhere 92
Get into the Flow by Focusing on Process, 98
Chunking vs choking 106
Repetition and recall to memorize thoroughly
Also repeat skills to be expert.
Recall anywhere you are. Don't waste time.
Knowledge collapse. What is it? A sudden realisation nothing makes sense. After having learned some. In which case organise add neatly as possible.
Organise all your study material
Testing Is a Powerful Learning Experience, 111
The testing effect - for remembering better
Tools tips and tricks 117
Dressing up or prepping up, choosing a special place to do the work, planning helps in doing the work.
Buddha in blue jeans - Tai Sheridan
Looking forward to something positive in the day
Not Focus on why you can't do it. Focus on why you should.
Ultimate zombie alliance ,119
Planning. Making weekly goals and following then with daily goals. 5 to 10 not more. Write them down. Diary, app or whiteboard. Remember to Rick then off when you finish. Break down bigger tasks.
Distraction apps: freedom paid. Stay focused : Chrome app, Leechblock fire fox app. Meetimer
Goal setting sites:
43 things
Stikk
Coffee noises: coffitivity
The place you sit should be distraction free.
COPING WITH LIFE’S TOUGHEST CHALLENGES USING MAGICAL MATH
MARINATION, page 127
Let the problem marinate. Think about it and store it in the back of your mind.
No short bursts of energy and activity but a consistent planned calendar.
Adrenaline induced activities are ok under certain levels of stress, but high levels of stress can limit your ability to think clearly. So I work best under stress or with my back against the wall or when I am in the corner is a flimsy excuse to procrastinate.
What about rationality when choosing a passion career?
Procrastination FAQs, 133
Break down bigger tasks to smaller, even micro tasks to finish then easily.
You can be habituated into procrastination. It becomes hard to break out of the habit. The solution is creating other habits. Success habits.
It's easy to fool yourself into thinking you're good at something but something out and fear is holding you back. E.g. the fear of tests. You are good but don't do well in tests.
Always have backup plans in case of problems
In case of problems do a self study of what you could have done better.
Break down your larger tasks
Plan the night before
Reiterate in morning
Assessment in evening
Reward yourself
Delay rewards to you've finished
Punish-don't reward if you don't finish
East your frogs
Mind palace, songs and rhymes
SPATIAL ABILITIES CAN BE LEARNED, 147
Spatial = calculation about the direction,angle curvature of throwing a ball into a hoop
Spaced Repetition to Help Lodge Ideas, 150
New stuff for mnemonic
BEWARE OF MISTAKING A MEMORY TRICK , 154
The hand mind connection is strong and that's why many teachers recommend writing.
Note: this reminds me of Abdur Raheem use of hand. He used to call it tb something total body something. To learn hua huma hum.
Memory Tricks Help You Become an Expert, 157
Metaphors, stories, other than the usual repetition, music, mind mapping, writing.
Chapter 12
learning to appreciate your talent, 160
Expression in art Cajal the scientist - used to paint and photograph and he won a Nobel prize for neuroscience
Simplify and Personalize Whatever, 179
Transfer—Applying What You’ve Learned, 182
Poetry, creativity and imagination. You should know or learn about imagination and apply the concepts and formula you learned to other aspects, situations and subjects.
The Value of Great Teachers, 108
Niels Bohr lounging with Albert Einstein in 1925.,199
Group studies and group discussions are a great way to find mistakes.
test taking, 203
Test taking helps you remember.
Do not dive in to a test.
Start hard and jump to easy instead of starting with the easy problems.
Stress and anxiety breathing exercises and thinking about alternative reality instead of whatever is making you anxious.
unlock your potential, 214
Go deep. Be consistent.
End of book September 25, 2019
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