Hello!
Seiiti Arata.
Your biggest enemy is time.
If you want to learn something, the limiting factor is the time available to do so.
Think about it.
If you are in college, for example, and each subject gives you a huge syllabus for the
exams, you know that the amount of time is too short for the amount of information you
need to absorb.
But... is it feasible to accelerate your learning?
The answer is yes, as long as you use the right techniques.
There are many techniques that we will teach you within the Intelligence Arata Academy
training, including practical activities that you can do, recording videos demonstrating
what you have learned, and receiving individualised feedback from us.
For the complete training, you can visit arata.se/intelligence [https://arata.se/intelligence], but at a
minimum, you need to master four techniques: 1) beginner's mind, 2) active study, 3) emotional
state control and 4) the Feynman Technique.
Let's get into the details of each of these techniques, so you can master accelerated
learning.
Forget what you know about learning.
There are much more efficient ways to absorb information.
The worst attitude you can have when you need to learn something is arrogance.
Students who are humble are curious and open-minded to absorb new knowledge.
Arrogant people just want to identify information they've already heard of so they can say,
"Oh, I already knew that."
Their focus is on identifying keywords they've heard before to make them feel good.
This is an ego trap.
Think rationally.
You are not studying to prove to yourself that you already know the subjects.
You need to keep a close eye on what you DON'T know yet.
It is necessary that you are humble to recognise there is much that you still do not know.
Therefore, our first tip is: Forget what you know about learning and about the subject
you want to learn.
Use a beginner's mind.
When studying a subject that you want to learn fast, ignore what you already know.
Look at that content as if you were seeing it all for the first time.
Also ignore the distractions.
While you're studying, forget the news you've heard on television, the photos you've seen
on social media, the gossip you've heard in the classroom...
Focus only on learning the new content.
This kind of focus is essential for accelerated learning.
Distractions divide your mind into more than one task.
And that limits the amount of information you can absorb in one study session.
Speaking of limitations, also ignore labels that may exist about your learning ability.
If you've ever been called distracted, unmotivated, lazy, unintelligent... forget about it and
keep going!
You can exceed expectations as long as you become active in your studies.
Active studying is the most efficient way to accelerate your learning.
What happens in a class when the teacher talks for hours and the class passively watches?
Students start to get distracted…
They do everything but learn.
Likewise, when you study by passively reading a book, watching a video lecture, or rereading
your notes, your learning level is low.
Our brain learns best when it actively participates in content creating, when it is being challenged.
Study techniques that give more results are active, such as solving exercises, creating
summaries, or even the technique of explaining to others what you have learned.
That's why, in Arata Academy training, you always have interactive activities to do.
It's no use passively binge watching videos.
You need tasks to complete; that's the only way you really learn.
When you do an activity, you actively participate in the study, putting your brain to work.
Here, distraction has no place.
You have to stay attentive, focused on the content.
So, in your next study session, make sure you always engage in active learning.
If you're in the classroom, ask the teacher questions, take notes in your own words, and
create mind maps.
If you're at home, do exercises, put what you've learned into practice, explain the
content to others, or record a video for yourself.
Avoid staring passively at a book, video, or teacher.
Put emotion into your studies.
Information absorbed in the right state of mind stays in your memory for a long time.
Do you know why storytelling is one of the most effective forms of teaching?
Because it involves emotion.
A mother can spend hours explaining the importance of responsibility and hard work to a young
child.
But children are likely to learn these concepts faster by listening to the story of the three
little pigs.
When the big bad wolf fails to destroy the brick house, and the little pigs are saved,
the child feels relief and learns with emotion the value of a job well done.
All information combined with emotion has a greater impact on your memory than simple
information.
Think back to a class where your professor imparted information coldly, without emotion.
Do you remember what you learned?
Now think of a remarkable movie you saw 5 years ago...
How many details do you still remember about that story?
When there is no emotion, there is boredom.
And when you get bored, you get distracted, you don't get involved with studying, and
the last thing you want to do is study.
If you want to learn quickly, control your emotional state.
Even if the teacher is boring, or the subject is boring, or the book is poorly written,
take control of your learning to add excitement.
If the subject is boring, look for a way to make the subject more exciting.
Create real situations, practical applications, or even absurd stories.
Everything that generates enthusiasm for you to learn will make your study more active
and generate good results.
Even if the teacher is mediocre, you have the power to make the subject more attractive.
Sharpen your curiosity and your enthusiasm to learn.
Even if it's just to get the grade you need to pass the year.
Children learn quickly.
Do you know what the secret is?
Children are in a permanent emotional state of curiosity, a desire to know more, to understand
how the world works.
If you can bring some of that attitude into your emotional state, you can learn anything
with amazing speed.
Teaching is the best way to learn because it mixes all the necessary ingredients for
good learning.
Have you ever heard that teaching is the best way to learn?
That's true!
When you are going to teach something, you have to use the three ingredients of accelerated
learning that we just explained to you.
First, you have to use a beginner's mind to see the content as if you were a new student.
Second, you have to actively create a plan for structuring the content.
Third, when you try to teach something, you become emotionally involved and curious as
to whether the other person has really learned it.
We already talked on this channel about the Feynman Technique [https://arata.se/study14].
This technique involves four simple steps for accelerated learning and was created by
Richard Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965.
First, you choose the subject you want to learn.
Then you explain the chosen subject as if you were teaching a child.
Third, you get feedback to identify gaps in understanding.
Lastly, you review and simplify what you've learned.
If you don't have a child or someone to listen to you, record a video with your cell phone
teaching the subject.
You can save this video just for you to watch and identify the points that were not well
explained.
Or you can go further and publish this video on your social networks to collect people's
feedback.
These are just a few ideas.
The important thing to realise is that when you teach something, you are forced to use
all the components of accelerated learning.
You'll use a beginner's mind, active study, and the right emotional state, all in a natural
way.
Using these techniques often, you'll soon be able to learn anything in half the time.
If you need to learn a lot of content in a short period of time, the solution is to master
accelerated learning techniques.
Today, you've seen four techniques: beginner's mind, active study, emotional state, and teaching
as a way of learning.
But, of course, there are other ways to increase your intelligence levels.
For this reason, I invite you to explore the Intelligence Arata Academy project, visiting
the address https://arata.se/intelligence.