﻿We tend to forget about 40% of the new information we learn within 24 hours. And
that is even more relevant as we age and our cognitive abilities start to decline.
As human beings… we have a constant desire to grow through learning.
Learning is the act of understanding and retaining new skills or information.
But as you might have experienced at some point in your life…
Finding ways to learn information quickly is not always easy.
So… what are the best ways to understand and retain information?
And how can you ultimately do it faster? Keep watching.
In this video… we’ll share 5 easy things you can do to enhance your learning abilities.
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And now, let’s dive in with our 5 easy things you can do to learn faster.
Number 5. Take handwritten notes While you may prefer typing away on a desktop…
Taking note the old-fashioned way with a pen and paper can actually help you learn faster!
Reframing the information in your own words fosters…
* comprehension * and retention.
In fact… Research has found that… People who take handwritten notes can…
* Retain * and retrieve…
almost 100% of the information they learned. But in order to learn what you’re writing…
Notes may need to be taken in a specific way… As the study points out.
Notes can help us learn faster when they are: * Organized
* And transformed… To be digestible and easy to revisit.
So… how can you take more effective notes? Well.. you can try the popular Cornwell
method… which was developed in 1950. The method is broken down in 4 stages:
1. Note-taking 2. Note making
3. Note interacting 4. And Note reflecting.
In stage 1 and 2… the method advises to format notes in a way that is easy to read by:
* Writing in your own words * Using spaces, columns,
sections, and bullet points * Splitting the notes with questions and answers.
In stage 3 and 4… it is recommended to study and review notes by:
* Writing a summary * Requesting feedbacks
* And using the friendly formatting to study. So go ahead and try to take handwritten notes
using this method… And look at how fast you can learn!
Number 4. Try The Distributed Practice Distributed practice refers to the act
of reviewing what you learned at a specific point in time.
When you learn new information… It is not always beneficial to review it
as soon as you’re done learning it. Instead…
Distributed practice requires you… to space out the process of studying… what you have learned.
But how is this method so efficient when it comes to learning information faster?
Well… research conducted at Washington University note that…
By spacing the time we give our brain to recall the information we learned…
We are forced to retrieve them from our memory. As a result… we boost our learning abilities.
One study showed that… Participants who applied
the distributed practice to their studies…
Retained up to 20% more information… Than those who didn’t use the method.
So… how can you apply distributed practice to your day-to-day life to learn faster?
Experts recommend creating a weekly study schedule that works for you.
Whether that’s to review what you’ve learned for 20 minutes every day…
Or 1 hour every 3 days… There is no right or
wrong way to apply distributed practice… As long as the end goal… is to be able to
retrieve the information from memory. Number 3. Focus on Your Sleep
Yes… getting a decent amount of sleep will boost your learning abilities.
It’s been shown that resting… whether that’s: * Napping
* Or enjoying a good night's sleep… Can improve memory and boost performance.
And there are 2 sleeping stages that help us do that:
* Non-rapid eye movement (REM) sleep… which enhances our performance with
newly acquired information * And REM sleep… which sets in
our mind what we learned the previous day. Experts note that both stages of sleep play
an important role in our learning abilities… By enhancing the neurochemical connection…
our brain created during the day… when learning new information.
An Harvard study done in 2020 requested participants to navigate a complex maze.
Those who napped for 90 minutes and dreamed about the maze recorded better results…
Than those who didn’t rest. All in all… sleep offers
important benefits for your learning abilities… So if you’re trying to retain information faster…
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Number 2. Try a Mnemonic technique One of the most popular ways to learn
and remember new information quickly… Is to use a mnemonic technique.
Mnemonic techniques are mental exercises that help us store and recall information in our:
* Short-term * And long-term memory.
Many studies have found that… using a mnemonic technique facilitate:
* Encoding * And retrieval of information…
Making it an efficient way to learn a large portion of things.
Mnemonic techniques include: 1. Chunking… which requires:
* Breaking pieces of information * And learning them individually…
before putting them together. For example… chunking a phone number would
be separating 10 digits… into 3 parts. 2. Acronym… where the first
letter of each information is taken and put together to form another word or phrase.
3. Method of loci… which is a visualization technique…
That requires linking a piece of information with a vivid image.
4. Music mnemonic… which associates a rhythm to an information for better memorization…
Just like when we learned the Alphabet to the song “twinkle twinkle little star”.
No matter what technique you prefer… There is plenty of benefits to
using a mnemonic technique to: * Learn new information quickly
* And boost memory… at any age! And that takes us to our point…
Number 1. Find The Right Learning Method For You
There are many learning styles out there… And some will work better for you than others.
Whether you learn more quickly by: * Listening
* Visualizing * Or writing information…
Your preferred learning style will play an essential part in helping you retain information.
Psychologists have explored the various methods of learning such as:
The Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences… Which breaks down 8 types of intelligence…
and the best way to learn according to them… Or The Carl Jung’s learning style dimensions…
Which focuses on our personality types… and led to the popular Myers-brigg test.
So make sure to find out what works best for you… And apply one of those 5 learning techniques
according to it. Learning new information
quickly can be done by anyone and at any age! So give those 5 easy things a try and observe
how your memory retention increases! Which one are you eager to implement?
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