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Research Based Methods for Learning New Information & How to Make Sure
You Remember it Later
Eddie VaismanData Scientist, TrueMotion
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April 13, 2016Galvanize, Austin Campus
Learn new stuff and remember it laterHOW TO LEARN
Eddie VaismanData Scientist
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HOW TO LEARN
Choose your what
Feel your why
Make it easy to start
Make it hard to forget
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CHOOSE YOUR WHAT
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1• Use the long term end goal to choose the material• Use the short term end goal to focus your study
CHOOSE YOUR WHAT
FEEL YOUR WHY
Source: http://fox59.com/2016/04/06/national-distracted-driving-awareness-month-headlines-april-road-safety-program/
• Put up stakes• Financial• Social
• Reward yourself for good behavior• Make yourself accountable
• A study buddy• A merciless friend• A merciless stranger 2
FEEL YOUR WHY
MAKE IT EASY
3• Willpower is a limited resource. Use it wisely.• Get rid of distractions• Plan your quitting time (for a task and for the day)• Make a routine to get in the zone
MAKE IT EASY TO START
MAKE IT HARD
4MAKE IT HARD TO FORGET
• Assemble chunks of knowledge in focused mode• Use mental tricks: mnemonics, visualizations, metaphors• Spaced repetition of short duration study periods• Test yourself often (without answers)• Revisit the ideas in diffuse mode too
• Deliberate practice
1 Choose your what: choose what to learn tactically
Feel your why: create consequences for failure
Make it easy to start: create a routine and environment where willpower isn’t needed
Make it hard to forget: spaced repetition in a variety of circumstances
IN SUMMARY
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Further Resources
● Learning How to Learn by Dr. Barbara Oakley and Dr. Terrence Sejnowski https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn/
● Daniel Pink on incentives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc ● Pomodoro http://pomodorotechnique.com/ ● Tim Ferriss on Skill Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=DSq9uGs_z0E ● Stickk https://www.stickk.com/ ● Anki http://ankisrs.net/ ● Block out distraction https://www.calm.com/, https://freedom.to/, https:
//www.rescuetime.com ● Photography from https://unsplash.com, https://pexels.com, http://www.
gratisography.com/#whimsical
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