The brain processes meaning before detail. Providing the gist, the core concept, first was like giving a thirsty person a tall glass of water. And the brain likes hierarchy. Starting with general concepts naturally leads to explaining information in a hierarchical fashion. You have to do the general idea first. And then you will see that 40 percent improvement in understanding.
The ability to double our biomass - not by waiting several million years and growing to be the size of an elephant - but waiting a few hundred thousa… - John Medina
The ability to double our biomass - not by waiting several million years and growing to be the size of an elephant - but waiting a few hundred thousa…
- John Medina
The brain processes meaning before detail. Providing the gist, the core concept, first was like giving a thirsty person a tall glass of water. And th… - John Medina
The brain processes meaning before detail. Providing the gist, the core concept, first was like giving a thirsty person a tall glass of water. And th…
There is a neuron in your brain that will respond only to pictures of Jennifer Aniston - provided you have had prior visual exposure to the actress. … - John Medina
There is a neuron in your brain that will respond only to pictures of Jennifer Aniston - provided you have had prior visual exposure to the actress. …
You don't have a work brain and a home brain. You have a single brain, one you carry with you wherever you go. Whatever affects you in one place is f… - John Medina
You don't have a work brain and a home brain. You have a single brain, one you carry with you wherever you go. Whatever affects you in one place is f…
The brain appears to have been designed to solve problems related to surviving in an outdoor setting, in unstable meteorological conditions, and to d… - John Medina
The brain appears to have been designed to solve problems related to surviving in an outdoor setting, in unstable meteorological conditions, and to d…
Our ability to adapt came from our East African birthplace, a meteorologically unstable place. If you couldn't adapt, you'd be dead. But once you've … - John Medina
Our ability to adapt came from our East African birthplace, a meteorologically unstable place. If you couldn't adapt, you'd be dead. But once you've …
The brain cannot multitask. Multitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth. The brain naturally focuses on concepts sequentially, one at … - John Medina
The brain cannot multitask. Multitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth. The brain naturally focuses on concepts sequentially, one at …
What you do and learn in life physically changes what your brain looks like—it literally rewires it. - John Medina
What you do and learn in life physically changes what your brain looks like—it literally rewires it.
Based on research into the Picture Superiority Effect, when we read text alone, we are likely to remember only 10 percent of the information 3 days l… - John Medina
Based on research into the Picture Superiority Effect, when we read text alone, we are likely to remember only 10 percent of the information 3 days l…
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