Learning how to learn learning notes

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Strongly recommended Coursera course "Learning how to learn". One of the main points of this course is

• Diffuse mode thinking (e.g. regular physical exercise)

To improve the thinking and learning ability is a great help. I practiced for a month or two and felt good. Problems encountered at work are easier to sort out. We have only one goal: to understand how the brain works so that we can learn better.

The following is Tang Xin classmate, I and some notes on the network collation:

1. Focused thinking vs. Divergent thinking

• There are two modes of learning and thinking (mode), focus mode (focus) and diffuse mode (divergence).
• Focus Mode learning is our usual sense of "learning", such as class, reading, doing exercises and so on.
• Diffuse mode leanring refers to the arbitrary divergence of thought on a certain content.
• Learning knowledge or skills is the process by which the body makes a specific neural connection and constructs a neural network. This process requires us to constantly switch between focus mode and diffuse mode.
• Make a metaphor: cover a wall, we need to lay a layer of bricks and adhesives, such as adhesives dry the bricks firmly, and then spread the upper layer. So that the walls can be covered up. The wall may collapse when it is too fast and too hasty.
• The same is true for building neural networks. Focue mode learning is the connection neuron; Diffuse mode learning is the time to make these connections secure. For good neural network construction, both are indispensable.

2. Multi-sense learning and spatial recognition

• A variety of sensory stimuli make learning more effective. Because the neural connections are richer and more stable.
• Space recognition: Our brain's spatial recognition network is particularly good.

3. Memory system

• Short-term: research shows that our short-term memory can only be four things.
• Long term: Chunking (cutting and encapsulating concepts) the better, the easier it is to remember, the more secure it is.

Chunk tells you how to solve the problem, and the context tells you when to use chunk and where the chunk is in the entire knowledge map. For example, you are reading a book, the Book of concepts and chapters is a chunk, you in order to better grasp the subject of the book (big Chunk), often read the chapter before reading the topic, look at each section of the picture (from top to bottom, master the overall situation), and then drill into a steadily look (bottom up, step-up). There is a general understanding and then a partial puzzle, so that even if you omit some details at the end, it does not affect your use of the whole picture.

• Chunk is like a snowball of knowledge, together less and more, interrelated, eventually become a snowman.

• How to form chunks? Focus, understand, and practise repeatedly.

• How to Practice? Recall how to build chunk, minimize test yourself, keep context coherent

How to apply to our own learning?

1. Focused thinking vs. Divergent thinking

• The study time should not be too long. For example, with pomodoro timing: Tomato potato working method. Take 10 minutes off every half-hour. Let the new knowledge have time to switch from Focus mode to diffuse mode consolidation.
• Decentralized learning. A knowledge or skill can divide it into multiple days and spend a small amount of time studying every day. This long-term effect is better than concentrating one day.
• The most important points of knowledge or problems are more random association. Diffuse mode thinking may offer unexpected good answers.

2. Multi-sense learning and spatial recognition

• Use different sensory learning as much as possible.
• Practice is also a kind of multi-sense learning. So the more the better.
• We can make use of our brain's spatial recognition network especially good, and in the imagined way to learn the knowledge point of virtual spatial link. That way you can quickly build a neural network to master and consolidate what you learn.

3. Memory system

• The long-term memory characteristics can be used to cut the new concept into <= four sub-concept by recursive method, and to effectively connect the package and strengthen the long-term memory.

• Physical exercise is important. In addition to taking a walk, bathing and listening to music, the way you relax will help you get into diffuse mode, and exercise and fitness will allow you to liberate yourself from the places you previously focused, making diffuse mode an opportunity to present. The study also shows that exercising is equally important for the brain to grow new neurons and maintain brain health.

• Sleep affects learning. The brain accumulates substances that affect memory and thinking, which can be seen as brain toxins (metabolic toxins). Neuronal contraction during sleep can make these substances easier to remove, while reinforcing what you want to learn and remember during the day.

• Metaphor (metaphors) is a powerful learning technique.

4. Resolving delays

The reason is that people encounter difficulties, the brain really will produce chemical substances, make you feel unhappy. At this point, the ancestor's genes will drive your brain to make you do something that will make you happier and get a brief thrill. See, you instinctively completed a self-help, to save yourself from the unpleasant! But the modern society is different from the ancient times, always avoids the difficult task and chooses the simple entertainment to let the person destroy the future.

How to deal with procrastination? There is a simple tool: the tomato working method. Easy to do, use a tomato clock (or software) to remember the time, 25 minutes to concentrate on the work at hand. The principle is that once people start doing the hard work at hand, the chemicals that make you miserable are reduced, and then the unpleasant emotions fade away. In short, the way to deal with procrastination is to resist unhappiness and pain and immediately devote yourself to work for a short period of time.

The final course also summarizes the exam-taking techniques:

• From the details to the macro, then from the macro to the details of the repeated, will let oneself know what they are learning

• Find yourself in the wrong place, then learn from the mistakes, constantly test yourself

• Learn from failure, and then take it easy, and make yourself like the subject you hated before.

• Learning your favorite subject will have more motivation, do what you love to do, not tired

• If you want to learn a language, or a subject, immerse yourself in it, practice a lot

• Set a short-term goal for yourself, and then drive your own motivation to complete it one step at a time

• Rest is important to ensure an efficient learning model

• As far as possible to use all the resources around, multi-experienced teachers and classmates to consult, such as the teacher's office time, online MOOC, some other public classes

• The big task is divided into several small tasks, to do a little every day, half an hour,

• Motivation to learn a language error: show off, go to university, etc. Right motives: love their culture

• Learn the language don't be afraid to make mistakes, even if you make mistakes, others can understand, Bold said

• Self fulling prophecy, tell yourself there is no talent, learn not → Vicious circle

• Anyone learning a language, is a lot of effort, faced with many challenges, they have defeated

• Learning language will always encounter a lot of difficulties, try different methods, adhere to a period of time not suitable, change.

• Study and Rest combined, learn six days to take a day off

• Repetition is needed, and repetition is not necessarily the best way. can use Visual

• Learn maths slowly, math problem is too abstract, try to put yourself into the problem

• Humans have no way to work on multiple threads, so concentrating on one thing is the most efficient.

• Turn off all distracting reminders, cell phone messages, emails, websites, and so on.

• When confronted with incomprehensible: analogy, drawing, example, the mathematical abstraction of the concept of virtualization materialized.

Resources:

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"Personal experience"--an initial study report on how to learn the tomato working law

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