Digging Deeper into Strengthening Your Neural Links Flashcards
When you space your study out over several days…
You learn better with less overall effort
If you work with something over several days…
During sleep, your brain is able to strengthen important connections, while getting rid of less important ones. Entirely new neurons can jump into the mix, adding more neural connections.
If you break your learning into smaller periods of time, spaced out over several days…
You can create stronger sets of links. The strengthening you get during sleep, enhances the learning you’ve done each day.
Exercise and learning
Exercise can speed up your learning. Exercise produces a protein that works as a fertilizer, helping neurons grow more and stronger toes, making it easier for the neurons to connect.
When you not only know a certain idea, but also can see it in a larger context, how it compares and contrasts to to other similar ideas…
Thats when you build deep understanding. For any set of links, The more other sets of links you connect it too, the stickier your new learning becomes. Example - Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility and eating chocolate
Two ways you can use to capitalize on prior knowledge
Metaphors and associations
Metaphors - sets of links to how neurons connect
Associations - this reminds me of
