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Part IV Useful Information

AN AZ OF BRAIN-BASED APPROACHES TO LIFE AND WORK


A Asking for help is essential or you will get stuck. Your brain likes to be Adventurous. It is also constantly Adapting. B You need to get the Big picture or you will not be able to connect to what you are learning. Brainstorming is good for suspending judgment early in the creative process and tends to produce more original ideas toward the end of the session. C Chunking your learning helps you to deal with it in manageable bits, and builds in lots of beginnings and endings so you will remember more. Curiosity is essential, as is Challenge, on which your brain thrives. D Dialog is one of the most effective ways of communicating and engaging with people. E Unless you are Emotionally ready to learn, the learning will not stick. Exercise is important, both physical and mental. The Environment dramatically affects how you learn. You learn through Experience. F Feedback is very important. Without it your mind cannot be sure how it is doing! Failure is an important and necessary element of learning. It is a kind of feedback. G Generosity is an important attribute. In a generous culture, selfrespect grows, creativity is encouraged, and experimentation is seen as part of the process of learning. H Hydration is essential to the effective operation of the brain. Humor helps people to relax and improves your ability to think and remember. 250 Power Up Your Mind I Your brain is programmed to Imitate others. Creative Imitation is an essential part of learning. The caliber of your role models is very important. J Joy is essential in life. Without it there is no purpose to living or learning. K The Kinesthetic or physical approach to learning and the taking in of information is much underused in the workplace. Getting up off your seat also has the effect of energizing your brain. L Listening is an important skill for learners. Learning practitioners can help you to learn more effectively, and knowing about your preferred Learning style will help you know what you can do to become a more developed learner. M Music aids relaxation and can improve memory. Mistakes are an inevitable and helpful element of learning. Your own Motivation is

a critical element of your success as a learner. N Your Natural intelligence is your capacity to learn how to learn. As such, it is your most important asset! O Optimism is an essential attribute and can be learned. P Practical intelligence is an under-rated commodity. Praise helps you to remain motivated. Your brain loves Patterns. Q Questioning is an important skill. You need some Quiet in your learning life. R The 5Rs are Resourcefulness, Remembering, Resilience, Reflectiveness, and Responsiveness. S Sleep and Stretch breaks keep your brain healthy. Exploring your Spiritual intelligence may help you to gain control of your life. Selfesteem is essential in the learning process. Useful Information 251 T As well as a full Toolkit of techniques, you need Time to reflect and process your learning. U Sometimes you have to Unlearn what you learned in school and elsewhere. V About a third of us prefer to take in information Visually, a third, with our ears, and a third through direct experience. W The Web is a source of great learning and great confusion. X There must be a good use for X-rays, but I havent thought of it yet! Y Learning to learn is about You and your success in life. Z Z is for Zaniness, essential in todays business world. 252 Power Up Your Mind

TEAMFLY
Team-Fly

TROUBLESHOOTING
Here are some solutions to some common problems you may encounter while using your mind. Provided that you follow the suggestions in Part I, you are unlikely to experience serious difficulties. The most common source of trouble is careless treatment of the brain or the body in which it is packed!

You dont know what kind of learner you are You cant seem to absorb information You cant get started
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Possible cause Nobody has ever told you that each person has natural preferences about the way they learn. What to do Work out whether you are an activist, reflector, theorist, or pragmatist by looking at page 97, and then decide whether you prefer to take in information with your ears, your eyes, or by trying it out. Possible causes You are tired. You are being talked at. You have not really connected.

What to do Try to get at least seven and a half hours sleep. Seek a more interactive approach to your learning. Make sure you ask for and get the big picture. Possible causes You dont really want to get started. What to do Think more carefully about why you want to undertake the learning, the new opportunities it will give you.

Your mind does not seem motivated to learn


254 Power Up Your Mind
Possible causes You have temporarily lost your sense of curiosity. You are under too much stress. Your environment is wrong. What to do Stop watching so much television! Plan to spend an evening doing something you have never done before. Your mind is elsewhere, worrying about something else. Work out what the something else is and what you could do about it to improve things. Ask for help from someone you trust. Prepare a special place to learn at home or at work where you feel really good and where you have all the equipment you need at your fingertips. Turn off all mobile phones and put other phones on voicemail. Possible causes You had awful experiences of learning at school. You are not really certain that you want to do the learning. You are going for the wrong topic! You are being too hard on yourself. What to do So did many other people! But learning need not be like it was at school. Use what you know about learning styles to select something that really suits you. Use the formula on page 63, R V P I = M, to work out your motivation. If it is not high enough, think again! Use the plan on page 246 to help you be sure that your learning is going to help you do what you want to do. Take a break. Celebrate what you have done so far. Ask a friend for their advice.

There is no time to learn You keep getting stuck Your memory does not work properly

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Possible causes You are trying to be too ambitious. What to do Break what you are trying to learn up into manageable chunks. Possible cause You have not stopped to work out how important your planned learning is to you. What to do Complete a personal learning action plan. Possible cause You do not have enough strategies for coping when the going gets tough. What to do Read Chapter 6 for some good ideas. Possible causes You are trying to remember too much. You have not made the connections. You need to take a different kind of notes. You are tired. Your learning is too passive. What to do Break it up into smaller chunks. You are more likely to remember the beginnings and endings of what you learn! Try to find the patterns or connections between the things you have learned by classifying them in ways that work for you. Try mind maps or free notes, see page 123. Sleep on it. Make it more active!

You cant be creative at work You dont know how to be creative You are terrified of change You dont know how to change
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Possible causes You are not fixing it in your brain carefully enough. What to do Review things regularly, after an hour, a day, and a month. Try muttering, see page 129. Possible causes Too many of the seven seriously uncreative sins are on display. Your full range of intelligences is not being realized. What to do Leave. Or find some like-minded people who can work with you to change the organization from within.

Read Chapter 9 for ideas on how you might do this. Possible cause Nobody has ever taught you how to think creatively. What to do Try some of the ideas in Chapter 9. Possible cause You are human! If we are truthful, most of us find change challenging. But you dont need to be terrified. What to do Try some of the approaches on page 218. Possible cause You have always been a passive recipient of change. What to do Take control! Learn to predict some of the feelings that commonly go along with change. Use some of the ideas on page 211.

You constantly have low energy You are working for too many hours
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Possible causes You are stressed. You are doing things you dont really want to do. Your diet is poor. You are not taking enough exercise. What to do Put yourself through the simple quiz on page 223 and do something about it! Listen to music. Try the family planning activity on page 234. Review your spiritual self. Try to eat a more balanced diet, as suggested on page 224. Drink more water and less alcohol and coffee. Remedy this! Possible cause Your life is out of balance. What to do Be realistic about the tough situation you are in at the moment. But, within a definite timescale, no more than a month from now, adopt some of the suggestions in Part III.

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