Learn Like A Pro

Question 1

The brain has two pathways in storing long-term memory - what are they?

Answer 1

Declarative and Procedural Memory

Question 2

What is the declarative system in memory creation?

Answer 2

Helps you to get started learning difficult topics or skills (I.e. studying German vocab)

Question 3

What is the procedural system in memory formation?

Answer 3

Helps you handle topics of a study more quickly and intuitively (practicing German by speaking to a native)

Question 4

Gestures for Language Acquisition

Answer 4

Use meaningful gestures to help you remember new words

Question 5

The Benjamin Franklin way of developing creative skills

Answer 5

1. Find writing you admire.
2. Take a paragraph and jot some keywords down to remind you of the key ideas of each sentence.
3. Use the keywords as hints to recreate the sentences
4. Check your sentence against the original and see which one is better - does it have better vocabulary? Prose? You’ve just learned how you can improve your writing.

This works for art, language study, and other creative endeavors