2 Easy Does It Flashcards
Whats one of the firdt tips in the book what the first thing you shouöd do when you get a book that teched math or science
Prime your mental pump
Take a picture walk
Glance througj headings/summaries and even questions at rhe end of the chapter
Why prime ypur mental pump?
This will help organize your thoughts. Creating little neural hooks.
Ehich are rhe two types of networls that the brains switches in between?
Focused mode and diffuse mode
With what is the focused mode associated?
With the concentrating abilities of the brains prefrontal cortex
Analogy for the focused mode
Lile the tight penetratinh beam pf a flashlogjt
What alpws us the diffuse mode to do?
To siddenly gain a new insight on a problem we‘ve been struggling with. And its associated with big picture perspectives
When does diffuse mode happen?
When you relax your attention and let your mind wander
How does thw analogy pinball and diffused and focused mode work?
Focused: pinball points are very bumpers are very close together
Diffused the bumpers are farther apart
Why maths and sciences are more difficult than f.e. Languages
Because of its abstractedness
Dealing with procrastinations is partcularly important in maths and science
The Einstellung effect
What doe the einstellung effect say?
An idea or thought that you already have in midn prevents a better idea or solution from being found.
What is one of the most significant errors students make in learning math and science?
Is jumping into the water before lindly start working on homework without reading the textbook
Another analogy for diffuse and focused mode: the flashlight: how does it work?
Flashlight focused very tightly focused beam and diffuse setting,…. casts it light broadly but not very strongly
If you are trying to figure out somehting new your best ebt regarding focused and diffuse mode is what?
To turn off your precision focused thinking and turn on your big picture diffuse mode.
Left and right brain side and diffuse mode
The left brain is somewhat assoiated more wwith focused careful attention and sequenial information
The right brain seems more tied to diffuse scanning of the enviorenment and interacting with other people and processing emotions and big picture processing
One tip to fight procrastination:
Turn off your phone and any sounds or sights that might signal an interruption…. then set a timer 25min … pomodor technique
