How To Learn

Question 1

When to speed read?

Answer 1

Before deep reading. To get an overview or establishing scope/framework

Question 2

Four main techniques of speed reading

Answer 2

1. Chunking
2. Tracking
3. Questioning
4. Avoid sub-vocalizing

Question 3

What is chunking?

Answer 3

Reading several words at a time

Question 4

What is tracking?

Answer 4

Tracking vertically with pen or finger when speed reading. To improve focus and not lose what line you are on.

Question 5

What is questioning?

Answer 5

Prepping yourself before speed reading with questions like:

What is this text about?
What are the central themes?
What is the central thesis?
Who wrote it?

Question 6

What does it mean to avoid sub-vocalizing?

Answer 6

To take in the meaning of the words without mentally pronouncing them.

Question 7

What is active reading?

Answer 7

Reading with the intent to learn and retain information.

Question 8

What’s bionic reading?

Answer 8

Text that looks like this is faster to process:

Text that looks like this is faster to process!

Question 9

4 tips to achieve active reading

Answer 9

1. Prime your brain for learning - skim and get an overview
2. Use your hands - take physical notes
3. Teach yourself - Feynman, free recall directly after reading.
4. Take breaks.

Question 10

What four things happen when lecturing yourself after reading?

Answer 10

1. Reviewing information
2. Rephrasing what you just learned in your own words.
3. Consolidating information in a different mode. Verbal / visual.
4. Free recall

Question 11

3 principles of effective learning?

Answer 11

1. Read the right way
2. Study daily - consistency pays off
3. Teach to learn

Question 12

The first three steps of reading textbooks (by chapter) the right way?

Answer 12

1. Review the previous chapter
2. Skim the current chapter
3. Note questions after skimming

Question 13

The last three steps of reading textbooks the right way?

Answer 13

4. Read carefully and take notes
5. Distill key learnings into one liners
6. After each section summarize it out loud in your own words

Question 14

How to deal with stress?

Answer 14

Unpack what’s stressing
Be specific
Plan for action

Question 15

SQ3R

Answer 15

Skim - get overview
Question - write questions you think the text will answer
Read - actively read the text
Retrieve - try to recall the information you just read
Review - what was the point of the material, what did you learn.