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  • Our brain can potentially memorize 2.5 petabytes of information, which is roughly the equivalent of 3 million hours of YouTube videos.

  • In order to use some of that staggering capacity a little more effectively when you learn, here are some tips that are based on widely accepted research by neuroscientists and learning experts."Spaced Repetition".

  • To maximise your learning, study short but often.

  • Neuroscientist proved that synapses, the million billion connectors in your brain that make you remember and understand stuff, grow mainly at night when you are asleep.

  • This means that it is more productive to study regularly with sleeping breaks in between.

  • Try it!

  • Practice something for 15 minutes every day and you'll be surprised by your progress within just weeks.

  • Find Your Own Style

  • While listening to the history teacher, Tom scribbles images and Jane finishes 1 kilo of nuts.

  • Some enjoy watching videos over reading books, others study with friends and some like sitting in silence among a million books.

  • Everybody is different.

  • Good Night Sleep

  • Sleep and dreams are vital to processing and storing new information.

  • A Harvard study showed that students who had a good night’s sleep remembered their study materials 35 percent better than those who studied in the morning to take a test in the evening.

  • Focus!”

  • If you tend to procrastinate, which means that you tend to switch from doing something hard like studying maths to something easy like browsing the web, protect yourself from distraction.

  • One way of doing this is to shut down your mobile phone or go to a quiet place like a library.

  • Pomodoro Technique

  • Set a timer to 25 minutes when you focus entirely on your studies.

  • When the timer rings, relax for 5 minutes.

  • If you want to continue just set the timer again.

  • The small breaks in between are relaxing and motivating to keep going.

  • Hard Stuff First

  • Do the things that are difficult first.

  • Because if you are like most people, you have the strongest willpower in the morning.

  • Once you are done with the hard stuff, you will feel better for the rest of the day and probably more motivated to get other things done.

  • Exercise, meditate and converse

  • There are a few activities proven to grow your brain, however physical exercise, regular meditation and good conversations apparently do exactly that.

  • They lead to the creation of new neurons inside your brain and therefore grow its potential.

  • Go Places!”

  • You can create deeper memories of a subject by learning in a richer environment that offers more visual clues.

  • In an experiment two groups of students had to remember random words.

  • One group changed the classroom while studying, the other didn't.

  • The group that studied in two different rooms (one was small and windowless, the other big and bright) was 40% more likely to recall the words later.

  • Take Fun Seriously

  • Whatever it is, find a fun way to practice.

  • Modern learning science believes that positive emotions are very important for increasing your learning potential.

  • So do yourself a favour and have a good time!

  • Space Your Studies

  • In order to remember things for a longer time, repeat the material in spaced intervals.

  • Facts or vocabularies, for example, are best learned if you review them the first time 1-2 days after the initial study and then again after 1 week and after 1 month.

  • “30% Read 70% Recite

  • If you have one hour to learn to recite a poem or prepare for a speech, spend 20 Minutes of the time on studying the text and 40 minutes on practicing to recite.

  • This ratio usually leads to the best results.

  • In the case of an emergency, put a glass of water next to you.

  • Take a sip whenever you lose it.

  • Instant Self-Test

  • After you study finish up with a quick quiz.

  • Immediate recall in form of a test or a short summary on what you've just learned can increase retention by as much as 30%.

  • Because it's much harder for your brain to reflect than to read, that extra effort creates deeper traces in your memory.

  • Don't Force it

  • Motivation is like hunger.

  • You cannot force yourself to be motivated just like you can't tell someone else to be hungry.

  • So if you are not hungry right now, don't worry.

  • Take a break and do something else.

Our brain can potentially memorize 2.5 petabytes of information, which is roughly the equivalent of 3 million hours of YouTube videos.

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