Tricks of mind to learn anything fast

 10 Mind Tricks to Learn Anything Fast:

hey everyone and welcome to top think today  we're going to learn about ten mind tricks  to learn anything fast now let's begin number one  the sleep sandwich imagine you have an important presentation and only one day to prepare how do  you learn a lot of information in the least amount of the most people try cramming they study their  notes or review their lines for hours they'll pull an all-nighter if they have to but despite all of  their hard work they end up forgetting about 50% of the stuff they wanted to remember most of the  content they crammed into their head never sees the light of day why is that because it never  finds a place in their long-term memory you can  
expose your brain to countless new stimuli but it  only retains a small percentage of them because   you need time to store information in your memory  that's the problem with late-night cram sessions  
you aren't giving your brain the chance to encode  all the stuff that you need to remember that's the number one reason why scientists recommend the  sleep sandwich instead of one long study session  
you should study sleep and then study some  more the sleep sandwich is an excellent way   to learn faster because sleep helps you retain  more information in fact storing memories is  one of the most important functions of a good  night's sleep while your conscious goes to bed your unconscious is actively storing all kinds of  stuff in your long-term memory but when you pull  
an all-nighter you're preventing your brain from  actually learning and retaining those memories not to mention you're hurting your brains overall  performance tiredness leaves your brain feeling foggy slow and unproductive so come on don't  bother studying until 4:00 in the morning if you
need to squeeze in some last minute learning study  for a few hours get a good night's sleep and then pick up where you left off in the morning number  two mastery through modification have you ever heard of the illusion of mastery it's a common  pitfall that you might run into when learning  
something new if you study for a few hours you  get a handle on a few basic tricks and suddenly hey you think you're a master learning to draw is  a great example many people think of themselves as competent artists after one good sketch they  see the quality of their first drawing and they  
assume they know everything they need to know it  feels easy boring even but just because something feels simple doesn't mean you have it mastered  so how do you stop yourself from falling into this trap a great way to really learn any subject  is to use modifications all right let's say that  
you've gotten really good at drawing faces from  the front it's starting to seem a little stale and you feel like you aren't learning anything so  it's time to put yourself to the test just make a small modification to your original routine draw a face from a slightly different angle yeah challenge yourself to go faster or use a  different drawing tool each one of these minor changes plays a critical role they stop your  practice from becoming boring or repetitive they help you work on your weaknesses and most  importantly they keep you humble throughout the learning process number three weaving subjects in  2008 a group of researchers discovered something Counterintuitive about learning you'll learn  something faster by studying something else in this study researchers ask people to identify  certain artists based on six of their paintings half of the participants saw each artists  paintings and blocks while the other half  saw their paintings all scramble together who do  you think retained more information the scrambled  
group performed significantly better hmm why is  that well because interweaving different styles and subjects helps solidify new information in  your memory number four chewing gum some people chew gum to freshen their breath others just like  that minty fruity taste but did you know that  
chewing gum could help your brain learn faster a  series of studies found that chewing gum has all kinds of cognitive benefits for starters people  who chew gum tend to be more alert and experience less stress this was first discovered by a 2011  study which had people take a number of quizzes in a distracting environment under normal  circumstances the chaotic testing room would have thrown people off it was designed to create  anxiety and significantly lower their productivity but even in that distracting environment people  who were chewing gum stayed more focused and 
produced less stress related hormones in other  words chewing gum help them stay calm and help them concentrate oh but that's not all a 2009  study discovered that the act of chewing makes you are vigilant and it lengthens your attention  span in 2015 another group showed that chewing gum  
helps you stay happy and motivated while you work  two more studies from the early 2000s found that different flavors of gum actually make your brain  more receptive and flexible obviously there are dozens of studies showing the many advantages  of this very simple habit it helps you learn  
faster perform better and concentrate longer so  the next time you sit down to work don't forget to grab a stick of gum number five intellectual  hydration did you know something as simple as a glass of water can boost your brainpower a 2012  study discovered that hydration during a test  
can have a huge impact on your grades in fact  college students who drank water during their exams performed up to ten percent better that's  a full letter grade higher all because of a few sips of water now of course hydrating doesn't just  affect your test-taking skills it helps you digest information store new memories and solve more  complicated problems why is that well because water keeps your brain functioning like it's  supposed to but here's the best part there really is no wrong time or place to stay hydrated let's  say you're sitting down on your couch to enjoy a book it would only take a few extra minutes to  make yourself a cup of tea but that one cup does  
a lot more than just keep your body hydrated  according to a 2014 study it quickens your short-term memory strengthens your long-term  memory and it leaves you feeling enthusiastic about learning something new so whenever you're  studying reading or even listening to a podcast grab something to drink trust me your brain will  thank you for it number six multiple mediums do you study the same way every single time have you  been using flashcards or study guides for every test that you've ever taken if you have you might  need to mix things up try using multiple mediums  while you study you could use flashcards draw  a diagram and say the information out loud by blending styles together you activate new parts  of your brain you store more detailed sensory  
information and you begin understanding concepts  from different perspectives so don't fall back on the same old tricks every time experiment with  multiple mediums to learn more information faster  
number seven speed read the average person can  read about 200 words per minute that's around 2 minutes per page yeah I know that seems fast  but it's not as impressive as it sounds in fact that's the same speed people used to read  a hundred years ago but here's the problem the total amount of information in the world is  doubling every single year so how do you keep up the simplest answer is also the best if you can  absorb information faster you can learn faster  In a matter of weeks you can teach yourself to  read between 700 and a thousand words per minute you won't be able to read everything the world  has to offer but you'll definitely blaze through  
a good chunk of it number eight musical stress  relief many people can't study without music in the background some people swear it helps them be  more productive others need music to concentrate so that raises the question does music really  help you learn faster many studies have shown that music makes your mind more receptive to  new information it also improves your memory by engaging different areas of the brain but the  biggest advantage of listening to music often flies under the radar music is a major stress  reliever it significantly reduces test anxiety  
and it increases overall feelings of relaxation  so you can perform at your best in other words music boosts your mood it speeds up your cognition  and it helps you think clearly that means you can be more confident and productive no matter what  you're working on number nine practice in pieces  what happens when you read through all your notes  in one sitting how much do you really remember probably a lot less than you hope the human  brain isn't designed to store massive volumes  of information at the same time we can interact  with all kinds of stimuli every day you hear thousands of sounds and see millions of shapes  but your long-term memory is a lot slower that's why practicing in pieces is such an efficient  way to learn instead of spending a whole day going through all your notes just go through a few  pages each day if you spend smaller chunks of time learning small chunks of information then you'll  find yourself retaining a whole lot more number 10 the hard road when you have to learn something new  you probably start searching for shortcuts right everyone wants to know the fastest and easiest  way to memorize things but the truth is taking the hard road is almost always more efficient  in the long run take something like handwriting your notes it's a lot slower than type and less  convenient but those handwritten notes really stick in your memory even if it seems like a waste  of time you'd have to retype your notes again and again to have the same cognitive impact my point  here is that shortcuts don't always help you learn faster more often than not the most challenging  path is also the most effective.