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1. Motto: If it’s not in your hand, it’s not in your head.
5 to 6 sessions of about 40 minutes in length
No more than 8 hours per week to prevent fatigue,
burn out and frustration
Progressive Overload is the core fundamental
learning
Periodization & variations in intensity & volume of
training
Motto: When Learning comes easily, it doesn’t stick
2 types of Memory
- Working Memory; and
- Short Term Memory.
Our Brain use Several different types of buffers
Short Term Memory – The memory function used to
keep Information for 15-20 seconds.
How we store information a very brief explanation
- Our mind is made up of about 100 Billion tiny
little cells called neuron.
- Synapses specialized connections between
neurons.
- Memories are created when your brain sends
neurotransmitter at the same time
- Hippocampus tells our brain what’s worth
remembering
- Our brains have a capacity of about 2.5
petabytes
- Our brain consume 20% of our body energy.
- The importance of combining games with real
world applications
- Chuncking
- Teaching what you learned.
- Transform any & every piece of information
you want to remember into an image
- Creating marker
Multiple uses test
Designed by J.P. Guilford in 1967, the Alternative
Uses Test asks you to think of as many uses as
possible for a simple object, like a brick or a shoe or

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a paperclip. The test is usually time-constrained. You score the results of the test based on a number
Practicing this widely used divergent thinking test will of criteria – the first being the number of uses
help you develop your ability to think creatively. generated for the object. You can then rate each
Why not try it out for yourself! use in terms of how well it performs across the sub-
Take an object, give yourself a time constraint, for categories.
example two minutes, and try to come up with as Take the Test:
many alternate uses for that object as possible. Why don’t you try it for yourself? You’ll probably find
To give you an example, below are some that your uses get more creative and original the
alternative uses for a brick: longer you go on.
 A step All you need is some paper and a pen, as well as
 A paperweight something to time yourself with. Give yourself two
 A diving aid minutes for each object and list as many possible
 A cheap dumbbell uses as you can think of. Three objects are listed
below – try each one and be sure to stick to the
time limit.
The test measures divergent thinking, as it is looking
 A ping pong ball
for the participant to generate lots of ideas. This
 A plank of wood
contrasts with most traditional exams, which focus
 A paperclip
on convergent thinking i.e. our ability to reach a
single, correct solution to a problem.
Marking the test yourself is slightly trickier. If you
Results of the test are measured across four sub-
have no one around, try and mark your answers
categories:
according to the criteria we listed earlier and be as
 Fluency – the number of alternative uses you can
honest as possible. Remember they are fluency,
think of;
originality, flexibility and elaboration. Firstly, give
 Originality – how unusual those uses are – evidence
yourself a score out of ten for fluency (how many
of ‘thinking different’;
did you create?) and then mark each answer for
 Flexibility – the range of ideas, in different domains
the other three attributes.
and categories;
It really helps if you have someone else to mark this
 Elaboration – level of detail and development of the
test for you, but if this isn’t possible you can still have
idea
great fun seeing how many ideas you come up
with. If you want to get really accurate results it’s

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best to get an experienced professional to
administer the test. However, practicing at home is
a great way to improve your divergent creative skills
and you should find your ability to generate novel
solutions improves as you continue.
When Is The Test Used?
This test is used frequently in creativity research
today – for example a recent study asked
participants to think of alternative uses for ping-
pong balls. The study in question, which aimed to
establish whether people are more creative in messy
office environments, received widespread media
coverage:
 The Telegraph: Having a messy desk makes you
‘more creative’
 Forbes: Messy-Deskers Unite: New Study Hints That
We’re More Creative
 The New York Times: What a Messy Desk Says About
You
Interestingly the study suggested that working at a
messy desk might stimulate and encourage creative
thinking! (This can also be used as a handy excuse
when being reprimanded at work for your lack of
cleanliness.)
The more connections we make between our
memories, the less likely they are to fadeaway. The
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working & short-term memory can only remember
sequences of 7 + 2 pieces of information, 3 -4 short
term memory.
1. Self-concept
2. The Role of Experience
3. Readiness to learn
4. Orientation to learning
5. Motivation to learn
Visual Memory reading
Visual memory, a component of visual processing,
can be broken down into two parts: long-term and
short-term. Long-term visual memory refers to the
ability to remember something seen in the past.
Short-term visual memory refers to the ability to
recall something that is seen very recently. Visual
memory plays a key role in the in your child’s overall
development and the skills they need to be
successful in school. Read on to learn about the
importance of visual memory and activites you can
use to boost your child’s visual memory.
A Child with Inefficient Visual Memory May
Experience Difficulties with the Following Skills and
Activities:
 Identification and memory of letters and other
common symbols
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 Spelling of familiar words and irregular words
 Reading comprehension
 Using a calculator (identifying the symbols on
a calculator)
 Remembering phone numbers
The Following Activities Will Promote Visual Memory
Skills:
 Copy patterns using various media, including
beads, pegs, blocks, letters or numbers. Have
your child determine what comes next, or have
them recreate the pattern themselves.
 Play memory games. For example, ask your
child to describe objects or pictures after they
have been removed.
 Play “I-Spy” with your child. Have them guess
objects within the environment based on your
verbal descriptions.
 Play the game “What’s Different.” Place three
objects on the table. Ask your child to close their
eyes and while you replace one object, ask your
child which one is different.
 Ask questions throughout the day like, “What
did you have for lunch today?” or “What game
did you play at free time today?”
 Reinforce written instructions with verbal
instructions both in school and at home.
 Ensure that teachers print handouts that are
clearly written.
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3 Stages of Memory
1. Encoding
2. Storage
3. Retrieval
- Make short pauses of about 1-2 seconds in
reading
- Longer pauses every 10 minutes or less
- Take small pauses after each page & longer
pauses to 15-30 seconds after each chapter
to playback or retrieve our stored markers
“Smell is actually a more memorable sense than
vision”
“Allows us to dual code & store information into long
term memory
Creating effective markers for better memory
1. Good markers represent a concept
- A very specific & detailed concept that can
be easily retrieved from the memory.
2. Good markers are imbued w/ ricth details.
3. Good marker can be easily connected to the
markers that come with it. Prioritize details over
generic concepts
4. Good markers prioritize the solution or resolution,
not the question.
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“You going to have to practice for a long time” Memory Palace

4. Logical creative markers

5. Linking & chunking markers for better retention.4-7
chunking.
6. Pomodoro techniqu
List must be visualize from the first & the last item in
more details

Mind Mapping

Space Repetition
A simple way to do spaced repetition is to use
flashcards organised into a box. Set up a schedule
for when you will revise the cards in each of the
sections in your box. If you answer a card correctly,
you put it into a section that you will revisit less
frequently in the future, whereas if you get the
answer wrong, you move the card into a section
scheduled for frequent visits.

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*Meditation – Also a key to memorization
Introduction to the SQ3r System
1. Survey - Skimming
2. Question – Why is worth to read
3. Read, Recall, Review
Pre-reading Methods
- Titles
- Sub-Headings
- Proper Nouns
- Numbers
- Words or Things that just don’t seem to fit in.
Pareto Principle
Originally, the Pareto Principle referred to the
observation that 80% of Italy’s wealth belonged to
only 20% of the population.
More generally, the Pareto Principle is the
observation (not law) that most things in life are not
distributed evenly. It can mean all of the following
things:
 20% of the input creates 80% of the result
 20% of the workers produce 80% of the result
 20% of the customers create 80% of the
revenue
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 20% of the bugs cause 80% of the crashes
 20% of the features cause 80% of the usage
 And on and on…
But be careful when using this idea! First, there’s a
common misconception that the numbers 20 and
80 must add to 100 — they don’t!
20% of the workers could create 10% of the result. Or
50%. Or 80%. Or 99%, or even 100%. Think about it —
in a group of 100 workers, 20 could do all the work
while the other 80 goof off. In that case, 20% of the
workers did 100% of the work. Remember that the
80/20 rule is a rough guide about typical
distributions.
Also recognize that the numbers don’t have to be
“20%” and “80%” exactly. The key point is that most
things in life (effort, reward, output) are not
distributed evenly – some contribute more than
others.
Creating Burning interest perspectives prior
knowledge with questions
Subvocalization takes high quality visual information
& degrades the quality & Bandwith, it also maxes
out at 250 words a minute. further, it leads to
distraction & poor focus.
SpeedReading starts at 450 words/minute
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The brain requires only 13 milliseconds to recognize
an image. Using saccades across various devices & media.
- Try to get reading materials in .mobi or .epub
Written words are just another form of visual symbols native formats.
- Make sure to read the black stuff not the
Encoding white stuff.
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Storage Saccades with 3 fixations
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Retrieval

Improving your eye span wider saccades “Schultz

Table”

- Never, ever,ever go back on a Paragraph of

text because you missed something, only go
back after you finish the whole paragraph
- Use a card at the top for reading

Progressive Overload training – remember to pause,

create markers and review them.

Phase 1 - 1 minute/ 250 wpm

Phase 2 – 15 seconds/ page (350 wpm)
Phase 3 – 30 -35 seconds/page (500 wpPage)
Phase 4 – 25 seconds/Page (700 WPM)

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Phase 5 – 15 seconds/Page (1000 WPM) - Take a deep breath in viewing your markers.
2 Sessions - Oxygen is very important in studying

Review “Once you stop learning you start dying – Albert

1. Make small pauses of around 1 second in Einstein”
between paragraphs.
2. Medium names of 2-3 seconds between pages. Good Luck!!!
3. Make a larger pause of 15-30 seconds between
chapters
4. Add any additional pauses.

Meta-Data is a set of data that describes and gives

information about other data.

Notes:
1. Remember to practice as many days a week as
possible with at least 4 practice sessions a week.

Power Nap - 20 to 22 minutes a day

- If you learn in the same environment you

exercise the information in, you will be more
effective at remembering
- Design your study environment and conditions
to match the conditions in which you’ll use
the information.
- Learning in standing position.

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