Don't start with the details. Start with the key ideas, and in a hierarchical fashion, form the details around these larger notions.
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. …
- 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
The more senses recruited at the moment of learning, the more likely you are to recall it later. - John Medina
The more senses recruited at the moment of learning, the more likely you are to recall it later.
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