{ 2 } easy does it: Why Trying

Too Hard Can Sometimes Be

Part of the Problem
Focused versus Diffuse Thinking

The Focused Mode—A Tight Pinball Machine

Einstellung effect

Procrastination Prelude
{ 3 } learning is creating: Lessons
from Thomas Edison’s Frying
Pan

{ 9 } procrastination zombie wra getting a grip on the habits of procrastination

TEN RULES OF GOOD

STUDYING
After you read a page, look away and recall the main ideas. Highlight
very little, and never highlight anything you haven’t put in your mind
first by recalling. Try recalling main ideas when you are walking to
class or in a different room from where you originally learned it. An
ability to recall—to generate the ideas from inside yourself —is one
Use recall of the key indicators of good learning.
Test yourself. On everything. All the time. Flash cards are your friend
Chunking is understanding and practicing with a problem solution so
that it can all come to mind in a flash. After you solve a problem,
rehearse it. Make sure you can solve it cold—every step. Pretend it’s
a song and learn to play it over and over again in your mind, so the
information combines into one smooth chunk you can pull up
Chunk your problems. whenever you want.
 Spread out your learning in any subject a little every day, just like an
athlete. Your brain is like a muscle—it can handle only a limited
Space your repetition. amount
Never of exercise
practice on one
too long subject
at any one at a time.
session using only one problem-
solving technique—after a while, you are just mimicking what you
did on the previous problem. Mix it up and work on different types
of problems. This teaches you both how and when to use a
technique. (Books generally are not set up this way, so you’ll need to
do this on your own.) After every assignment and test, go over your
errors, make sure you understand why you made them, and then
rework your solutions. To study most effectively, handwrite (don’t
type) a problem on one side of a flash card and the solution on the
other. (Handwriting builds stronger neural structures in memory
than typing.) You might also photograph the card if you want to load
it into a study app on your smartphone. Quiz yourself randomly on
Alternate different problem- different types of problems. Another way to do this is to randomly
solving techniques during your flip through your book, pick out a problem, and see whether you can
practice. solve it cold
It is common to be unable to solve problems or figure out concepts
in math or science the first time you encounter them. This is why a
little study every day is much better than a lot of studying all at
once. When you get frustrated with a math or science problem, take
Take breaks. a break so that another part of your mind can take over and work in
Whenever you are struggling with a concept, think to yourself, How
can I explain this so that a ten-year-old could understand it? Using
an analogy really helps, like saying that the flow of electricity is like
the flow of water. Don’t just think your explanation—say it out loud
or put it in writing. The additional effort of speaking and writing
Use explanatory questioning allows you to more deeply encode (that is, convert into neural
and simple analogies. memory structures)
Turn off all what
interrupting you are
beeps andlearning.
alarms on your phone and
computer, and then turn on a timer for twenty-five minutes. Focus
intently for those twenty-five minutes and try to work as diligently
as you can. After the timer goes off, give yourself a small, fun
reward. A few of these sessions in a day can really move your
studies forward. Try to set up times and places where studying—not
glancing at your computer or phone—is just something you naturally
Focus. do.
Eat your frogs first. Do the hardest thing earliest in the day, when you are fresh.
Imagine where you’ve come from and contrast that with the dream
of where your studies will take you. Post a picture or words in your
workspace to remind you of your dream. Look at that when you find
your motivation lagging. This work will pay off both for you and
Make a mental contrast. those you love!

TEN RULES OF BAD STUDYING

sitting passively and running your eyes back over a page. Unless you
can prove that the material is moving into your brain by recalling the
Passive rereading main ideas without looking at the page, rereading is a waste of time.
Highlighting your text can fool your mind into thinking you are
putting something in your brain, when all you’re really doing is
moving your hand. A little highlighting here and there is okay—
sometimes it can be helpful in flagging important points. But if you
Letting highlights overwhelm are using highlighting as a memory tool, make sure that what you
you. mark is also going into your brain.
Merely glancing at a problem’s This is one of the worst errors students make while studying. You
solution and thinking you know need to be able to solve a problem step-by-step, without looking at
how to do it. the solution.
 Would you cram at the last minute if you were practicing for a track
Waiting until the last minute to meet? Your brain is like a muscle—it can handle only a limited
study. amount of exercise on one subject at a time.
Repeatedly solving problems of If you just sit around solving similar problems during your practice,
the same type that you already you’re not actually preparing for a test—it’s like preparing for a big
know how to solve. basketball game by just practicing your dribbling.
Checking your problem solving with friends, and quizzing one
another on what you know, can make learning more enjoyable,
expose flaws in your thinking, and deepen your learning. But if your
. Letting study sessions with joint study sessions turn to fun before the work is done, you’re
friends turn into chat sessions. wasting your time and should find another study group.
Would you dive into a pool before you knew how to swim? The
textbook is your swimming instructor— it guides you toward the
Neglecting to read the textbook answers. You will flounder and waste your time if you don’t bother
before you start working to read it. Before you begin to read, however, take a quick glance
problems. over the chapter or section to get a sense of what it’s about.
Not checking with your Professors are used to lost students coming in for guidance—it’s our
instructors or classmates to job to help you. The students we worry about are the ones who
clear up points of confusion. don’t come
Every in. toward
tiny pull Don’t beanone of those
instant students.
message or conversation means
Thinking you can learn deeply you have less brain power to devote to learning. Every tug of
when you are being constantly interrupted attention pulls out tiny neural roots before they can
distracted. grow.
Your brain pieces together problem-solving techniques when you
sleep, and it also practices and repeats whatever you put in mind
before you go to sleep. Prolonged fatigue allows toxins to build up in
the brain that disrupt the neural connections you need to think
quickly and well. If you don’t get a good sleep before a test,
Not getting enough sleep. NOTHING ELSE YOU HAVE DONE WILL MATTER.
Surprisingly, your
brain can also work
on a problem even
while you are
sleeping and are not
aware of anything.
But it does this only if
you concentrate on
trying to solve the
problem before
falling
As youasleep.
first begin
looking at a chapter
or section of a book
that teaches concepts
of math or science, it
helps to take a
“picture walk”
through the chapter,
glancing not only at
the graphics,
diagrams, and
photos, but also at
the section headings,
summary, and even
questions at the end
of the chapter, if the
book has them. This
seems
counterintuitive—you
haven’t actually read
the chapter yet, but it
helps prime your
mental
The pump.
harder you push
your brain to come
up with something
creative, the less
creative your ideas
will be. So far, I have
not found a single
situation where this
does not apply.
Ultimately, this
means that relaxation
is an important part
of hard work—and
good work, for that
matter.
Befuddlement is a healthy part of the learning process.
Learning well means
allowing time to pass
between focused
learning sessions, so
the neural patterns
have time to solidify
properly. It’s like
allowing time for the
mortar to dry when
you are building a
brick wall
 It is a good idea to
have cheatsheets of
all the engineering
concepts that you are
currently learning
and look at them
briefly before
sleeping. at least this
one is easy to follow
as compared to the
anki flashcards.

Name some activities

you would find
helpful for switching
from focused to
diffuse mode.

Getting a grip on habits of procrastination means acknowledging that something that feels painful at the moment can ultimate
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