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LLAP - ALT 1 - EDC Flashcards

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Long term memory

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More space in long term memory than you can ever fill up. The problem isn’t storage capacity, its getting that info into long term memory and making it stick. ``

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Neurons

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The brain’s building blocks.

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Everytime you learn something…

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Neurons connect, arms to toes, with one another. This forms links in the long term memory.

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Synapse

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Where an arm of one neuron connects to a toe of another neuron.

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When you think of something you’ve learned…

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Electric signals travels along the links you’ve created.

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If sets of links are not strong…

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They will break up, and you will forget what you’ve learned. To learn something well you need to build strong sets of links that don’t break up.

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The best way to learn and make new links stick is to…

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Test yourself. This is called retrieval practice. Don’t reread or underline to try to make information stick, instead, challenge yourself to retrieve the info. Every time you try to retrieve that info, it makes those weak links stronger.

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Techniques to challenge yourself to retrieve info, and strengthen weak links.

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Use flashcards. When reading, close the book, try to recall as much as you can from the page or chapter. Solve problems before looking at answer key.

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Pomodoro Technique

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  1. Remove all distractions, from your desk, no pings from your phone or computer
  2. Set a 25 minute timer
  3. Focus intently on your work
  4. Take a 5 minute break
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Pomodoro flow

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If you do 4 Pomodoro sessions, take a longer break after the 4th session. If you get into a good flow, and want to continue working, you can. Technique is flexible, experiment with what works best.

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Most productive employees have a Pomodoro flow of…

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Work for 52 minutes, break for 17 minutes.

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When you take in new knowledge…

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Weak sets of links are created in long term memory

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Hippocampus

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The helper of long term memory. During breaks, the hippocampus indexes weak links, making it easier to know what is stored where. Hippocampus helps long term memory practice and create better and stronger links. Hippocampus can be overwhelmed and can’t do its job properly when you study for too long, without breaks.

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Taking breaks

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Take breaks without using phone or laptop. Transfer of information to long term memory works best when you relax, or do something mindless.

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Task switching

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Avoid task switching. Every time you switch tasks, you have to activate another part of your brain. This takes time and effort, known as switching costs.

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The brain has two modes for thinking and learning

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  1. Focused Mode
  2. Diffuse Mode
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Focus Mode

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When you’re concentrating hard on something; trying to understand a paragraph, working out a problem, listening carefully

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Diffuse mode

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When you’re not focused on anything in particular; when random thoughts pop up in the shower, riding a bus, taking a walk. When in diffuse mode, the brain can solve problems and connect ideas.

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Picture the brain as a maze…

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Learned concepts are sets of links in different parts of the maze. When in focus mode, you move along these sets of links. Diffuse mode is like a set of tiny drones that can zip quickly over parts of the maze. The drones can make connections to different parts of the brain that normally aren’t connected. These new connections are what you need when you’re struggling to find a solution.

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Diffuse mode can help you…
Focus mode can help you…

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Diffuse mode can help you realize new insight.

Focus mode can help you build and strengthen a new idea

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Best way to get into diffuse mode

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  1. Focus on problem until you’re stuck
  2. Stop focusing, or maybe switch to another topic

Diffuse mode can work a lot faster if you simply relax, or do something mindless, like brush your teeth, wash dishes, or go on a walk

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Hard start technique

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Takes advantage of diffuse mode when solving difficult problems at home or on tests.

  1. Scan over test sheet
  2. Mark any that are especially hard
  3. Begin working on hardest problem
  4. As soon as you get stuck, move to an easier problem
  5. After you’ve done 2-3 easier problems, return to the harder problem

While your focused on the easier problems, your drones are working on the harder problems.

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Working Memory

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A part of your brain you use to temporarily hold on to information. Used when you do things like multiply numbers in your head, learn new material, or think of what to say next. Think of working memory as an octopus, that uses its arms to connect your thoughts. It can reach into long term memory to connect sets of links that you’ve stored there.

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Working memory has a very limited capacity.

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The average working memory can hold only around four thoughts or concepts. Picture an octopus with 4 arms (able to hold 4 concepts). Some people have working memory of 2 arms, some people have 8 arms. You can’t change the number of arms you already have.

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If you give your working memory too much info at once…

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Your working memory will have trouble holding on to anything.

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Once you’ve learned a concept well…

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You can easily use it in your thinking, without it occupying much of your working memory. This is because most of the job is being done by the sets of links in your long term memory, not your working memory.

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The best learning happens when your working memory is…

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Hard at work, using all of its arms to support your learning. But don’t overwork your working memory, giving it more than it can handle.

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The key to learning from notes…

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Is using retrieval practice, the same day you listened to the lecture. If its late at night, and you’re exhausted, at least do a quick skim of your notes to bring those ideas back in mind. Do a review, right before you go to sleep, so your brain is reminded what is most important to be practicing while your sleeping, without other thoughts getting in the way.

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When trying to learn difficult and demanding new concepts, working memory can be overwhelmed. To avoid this…

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Before you start learning, free your working memory from non-essential thoughts, by writing a task list. This saves your to-do list in a safe place, so you can return to this after studying.

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Once your learning, and feel overwhelmed…

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Break material into smaller, more manageable chunks. Master one piece at a time, gradually, until you’ve mastered them all

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Have a pen and paper to write on as you learn.

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Jot down words, numbers, thoughts as needed. This can act as an extension of your working memory, a place to store thoughts outside of working memory.

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When you space your study out over several days…

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You learn better with less overall effort

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If you work with something over several days…

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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.

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If you break your learning into smaller periods of time, spaced out over several days…

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You can create stronger sets of links. The strengthening you get during sleep, enhances the learning you’ve done each day.

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Exercise and learning

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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.

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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…

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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

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Two ways you can use to capitalize on prior knowledge

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Metaphors and associations

Metaphors - sets of links to how neurons connect
Associations - this reminds me of

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