Week 2

Question 1

Whats chunking?

Answer 1

the mental leap that helps you unite bits of information though meaning.

Question 2

what emotions negatively effects thinking?

Answer 2

Stress, fear, anger and anxiety.

Question 3

How to Chunk?

Answer 3

1- Focus [this is very crucial part]
2- Understand [ do it yourself, call material to mind ]
3-Practice

Question 4

How to focus ?

Answer 4

Stay in an environment that is clear of any distractions [ Noise, loud music, ]

Question 5

Understanding ?

Answer 5

Understand the general idea of the subject . Understanding is like a superglue that helps hold the underlying memory traces together.
Note: You understand something when you can do it yourself. example , test yourself on the martial or try to do something by yourself . call what you have learned to your mind

Question 6

Practice [ context ] ?

Answer 6

Context is when you know how and when to use a chunk. Practice with what you have learned to learn more and know not only when to use the chunk but when NOT to use the chunk too.
In order to know how to use a chunk properly , you have to know the big picture in order to know where the chink fits

Question 7

technique to see the big picture

Answer 7

One common mistake that learners make is to refuse to move on in their reading until they fully understand the material in the book in front of them. But sometimes skipping ahead can help see the big picture.

Question 8

Difficulties when learning a new subject?

Answer 8

Learning totally a new subject could be hard in the begging. after reading the information give it a day or 2 and read it again. Brain needs sometime to make strong neuron connections.

Question 9

more sensory and memorizing

Answer 9

Few things could help you to retain the information better . The more sensory get involved in reviewing the material the more connections you make [ visual, hearing, touching , speaking ] try to imagine the things you want to memorize
1- Spaced Repetition: Reviewing the information after 2 days from reading it.
2- Using a pen to write the information.
3- Make drowning of the things you trying to understand and remember.
4-Say the words out loud.

Question 10

Always try to ….. when you are done with the material

Answer 10

Recall key ideas

Question 11

Recalling helps with creating

Answer 11

Chunks

Question 12

How can you condense the information into one chunk ?

Answer 12

After becoming an expert

Question 13

Minimize highlighting to

Answer 13

one line per paragraph

Question 14

It is a good idea to write your own notes on

Answer 14

the margin of the page

Question 15

Why should we study in different places?

Answer 15

because your mind makes connection with the material and the space

Question 16

acetylcholine function ? استل كولين

Answer 16

Acetylcholine is the chief neurotransmitte helps with o Focus learning and close attention

Question 17

Dopamine?

Answer 17

neurotransmitte , immediate and future reward and decision making

Question 18

Serotonin سيراتونن

Answer 18

Social life and risk taking [ High Sertonine high social and low risk taking ]

Question 19

how can we use a library of chunks ?

Answer 19

Library of chunks can network with each other and produce a new and original ideas

Question 20

what is ‘ Chunks transfer ‘ ?

Answer 20

chunks in one field can be very similar in another field

Question 21

How can chunks get bigger ?

Answer 21

Chunks can get bigger when you add more expertise in that field

Question 22

Overlearning

Answer 22

when you keep learning the material you already know.

Question 23

Einstellung [mindset]

Answer 23

Is when your initial idea or way of doing something preventing you from a better idea that is in your mind.

Question 24

Interleaving

Answer 24

Is mixing your study so you know how to use a technique or a chunk.

Question 25

Procrastination is like Zernich, Why ?

Answer 25

small amount of it seems like it doesn’t hurt, but in fact it is killing you.

Question 26

Procrastination clue

Answer 26

When you want to star a task that you don’t like your mind will take you to another more enjoyable task.

Question 27

Willpower takes a lot of

Answer 27

neural power

Question 28

What Features does Procrastination share with addiction

Answer 28

offers temporary excitement and relief from sometimes boring reality

Question 29

Habits [ Zombie mode] ?

Answer 29

won’t take a lot of our focus because the how-to and when where all compressed in a chunk.this frees our mind to do other things while only focusing on few key details

Question 30

how do we Identify a Habit?

Answer 30

1- Habits needs a trigger. like when i wake up a drink coffee.
2- The routine. which is the zombie mode.
3- Feeling the pleasure while doing it. Procrastination becomes a habit because we feel a little bit good when we avoid the nasty task. That’s why we should reward ourselves for good habits.
4- Belief : You have to belief you can change a habit in order to change it.

Question 31

Illusion of competence

Answer 31

Reading and understanding a book or material is an illusion. You have to recall the key ideas from your mind. testing your self is the best way.
Making mistakes is a good way to remember the right answer.

Question 32

Deliberate Practice

Answer 32

when you focus on learning the hard material rather than the easy stuff.

Question 33

How can we come over tedious task ?

Answer 33

do a pomodor for a processes not a result.

Question 34

How can you manage your days and weeks ?

Answer 34

1- write key tasks every week
2- Write your daily to do list before you go to sleep every nite [ to get ur zombie involved ]
3- To do list items to should be simple tasks
4- ur to do list should be reasonable [ to lower your expectation ]
5- Eat your frog first in the morning, even if you only do one pomodoro

Question 35

Visual Spacial memory

Answer 35

very large and should be used to help remembering things.When you draw a picture, try to remember everything about it like smell, feel the wind …these details help ingrain this into your memory.

Question 36

revoking picture, Why ?

Answer 36

make it easier to remember .

Question 37

Physical Exercise is number one good thing you can do for your ….

Answer 37

Memory

Question 38

hippocampus role in learning?

Answer 38

it is one of the brain area where new neurons born every day, and very important for learning new things

Question 39

neurons help you learn new things but they will die if you don’t use them, how can we save them ?

Answer 39

Spaced repetition
Physical Exercise
New experience

Question 40

Critical period of language acquisition ?

Answer 40

till puberty.

Question 41

What behaviors do the prefrontal cortex influence?

Answer 41

People’s ability to do complex analysis.
Human social behavior.
People’s ability to make decisions.
People’s ability to plan.

Question 42

The —— is the last part of the cortex to mature.

Answer 42

prefrontal cortex

Question 43

The —— reaches maturation in childhood.

Answer 43

visual cortex

Question 44

why sometimes things that were easy in the past they become hard ?

Answer 44

When your mind is restructuring its understanding, building a more solid foundation.

Question 45

metaphor ?

Answer 45

metaphor-is-just-a-way-of-realizing-that one-thing-is-somehow-similar-to-another . Syria-is-shaped-like-a-bowl of-cereal

Question 46

Metaphors-also-help-glue-an-idea-into-your mind, why ?

Answer 46

because-they-make-a-connection-to-neural structures-that-are-already-there.-

Question 47

why do smart ppl sometimes can’t be creative ?

Answer 47

Because they have such a strong STM they can’t easily shift to diffuse mode.

Question 48

“memory palace.”

Answer 48

might be hard to practice in the beginning.

Question 49

What are the four categories of cues causing people to fall into a habitual reaction?

Answer 49

Location, time, how you feel, reaction (either to other people or to something that just happened)

Question 50

Metaphors and visualization —— memorizing

Answer 50

help