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Were you ever taught how to optimize your brainpower?

Most schools teach you how to cram, but not how to learn to learn.

From the lens Want a free mind map training?.

In most cases schools will not teach you anything about how to best learn in order to be able to study loads of materials.

Not at all, in most cases, the moment kids are able to read independently, cramming starts!. They don't even spent time to learn you how to cram!.

I am curious: What is your experience with this?!

  • Jackowacko Mar 22, 2009 @ 4:28 pm | delete
    A few weeks ago I did a workshop with a well known firm in the Netherlands. They indicated that they had difficulties in identifying what's important and what's not. They also wanted to understand their processes in detail, as loads of info was the basis of these processes.
    One person made a remark about what we did: "It's funny to notice that while drawing the mindmap I notice that I am internalizing the material as well. At the same time I am repeating the information over and over and while doing this, I constantly check wether or not everything is right AND at the right place".

    I couldn't have summerized it better. That's what I notice while mindmapping as well. I am sure you, Susan, can do the same.
    And don't forget, this person I am talking about had never mindmapped before!.
  • Jackowacko Mar 22, 2009 @ 12:17 pm | delete
    Hi Jason,

    I am curious about your progress AND your findings. Please let me know!.
  • Susan Bray Mar 21, 2009 @ 9:40 am | delete
    My father did a good job of teaching me how to make summaries of the material I needed to learn. Since my teens I have always used the same approach. but I have learned to slog my way through loads of information, not really processing it while I'm doing it, then still having shortened notes to learn from. A long and labour intensive process. Now that our daughter (14) is at school my husband and I are wanting to give her skills to a) absorb and learn the information she needs to and b) to do this effectively and efficiently so that she has still time to be a 14 year old kid. We know about mind mapping, and have taught her the basics at primary school for her 10 minute talks in the class. But I notice when I'm trying to help her say for example with a subject like history with a lot of facts, that I end up not being able to distinguish what should go on the mind map and what not.
  • JasonHurt-MD Mar 11, 2009 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    just getting started. purchased one book not finished with it yet. excited about the opportunities this offers.

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