Learning How to Learn:

Some Key Points

Learning How to Learn: Some Key Points

• How the brain works. The focused mode and the diffuse mode.

• A useful tool: chunking. Do the pomodoro and repeat

repeat repeat.

• Avoid procrastination.I'll talk about that tomorrow, maybe.

Or next week. Or perhaps next month...

Meet the two ways the brain functions while learning:

• The focused mode. • The diffuse mode.

During the focused mode, During the focused mode, the brain focuses the brain focuses

intently on a subject intently on a subject for a continued for a continued period of time.period of time.

The Focused Mode.The Focused Mode.

Tip: Use the pomodoro technique, Tip: Use the pomodoro technique, set a timer to study for 25 minutes set a timer to study for 25 minutes

without interruption and then… without interruption and then… collect your reward!!!collect your reward!!!

During the diffuse mode, During the diffuse mode, let your brain do subconsciously all let your brain do subconsciously all

the hard work while you relax.the hard work while you relax.

The Diffuse Mode.The Diffuse Mode.

It’s creative!It’s creative!It’s easy!It’s easy!It’s fun!It’s fun!

Chunk like you mean it!

One of the most useful tools for learning is chunking.Chunking is breaking great pieces of information into smaller and more manageable bits or “chunks”.These chunks interact together in our brain, like the pieces in a puzzle, to form a bigger picture.Piece of cake!

Avoiding procrastination (or how not to leave things for later).

The best way to do that is by…

Avoiding procrastination (or how not to leave things for later).

The best way to do that is by…

What was I saying?

Oh, yes. Procrastination and how to avoid it.

It’s easy: once you start working on whatmakes you unhappy, that feeling of unhappiness disappears.So, what are you waiting for? Stopprocrastinating and get to work!