Thinking modes Flashcards
What is focused thinking?
Is the thinking that comes from conscious attention to the task at hand
Useful to analyze familiar experiences, problems, situations
Has a limited set of thoughts to work with
What is the best way to learn?
A little bit every day
Like muscles, you cannot growth them over night
Your brain needs time to create structure, it is alive
What is the pomodoro technique?
Set a timer to 25 min in order to be completely focus on the task at hand for that period of time. Reward yourself.
Be nice with your brain a offer great experiences
Useful to beat procrastination
Name two metaphors used by Barabara Oakley
The pin ball bumpers density to describe the thinking modes; focused highly dense and diffuse with low density
The brick wall that was used to differentiate a good solid structure of knowledge from the one you get when cram
The vampire that sucks the memories when you cram
What is diffuse thinking?
Is the thinking that comes with no conscious effort
Has a wider set of thoughts to work with
Help discover and learn new things
How to use focused and diffuse mode of thinking to improve your learning?
Start by doing conscious focused thinking on the subject for 25 min, then go into diffuse mode to allow your brain process the ideas and relate them to new subjects. Sleep to build your brain structure.
Spaced repetition scheme
L M I V D better than 20x on Monday
