“I am constantly writing notes. Whether it be for my blog, work, meeting, new ideas, or just basic notes, I am always jotting something down. So I started thinking about all the services I’ve used for taking notes and thought it would be a good idea to share them with you and while I’m at it, to make a list of any others that I find. Now, when it comes to note taking, I personally look for quick and simple. If I have something on my mind, I don’t want to go through some advanced system and climb a mountain just to save a note for myself. There won’t be all the note taking tools out there on my list, but ones that I feel get the job done well.” (Thanks Rebecca’s Pocket!)
How to Ace Your Finals Without Studying
“I believe that myself and anyone else who can produce these results simply has a more effective strategy for learning new material. With my system of learning, you only have to hear or read something once to learn it. Best of all I believe it is a system that can be learned… One of the best ways to begin practicing holistic learning is to start drawing a diagram that associates the information you have learned. Better than taking notes during a lecture is drawing a picture for how what you are learning relates to anything else you have already learned. Once you get good at this you will be able to visualize the diagram before it is drawn, but start drawing to get practice.”
The Up Side of Down
John Maeda: “Today I learned from my trusty, and sometimes brutally honest (thankfully), assistant that reviews for my current MIT undergraduate class were poor. This was a revelation for me as I enjoy teaching and interacting with undergrads. My first reaction was the classic failure reaction of difficulty in breathing and massive reduction of my already abnormally-low blood pressure…”
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Free educational resources roundup
“Like learnin’, but don’t like ponying up the leafy Sacagaweas to do it? Check out these useful little nuggets of knowledge…”
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Six steps for learning difficult subjects quickly
“Here’s a strategy I’ve found useful for learning dry and difficult material quickly. At various times, I’ve used it to build up my knowledge of subjects like economics, investing, writing and computer programming languages. Some people have been surprised at how fast I can learn these kinds of skills, but I think anyone can do it with the right plan. Of course, you can use this to teach yourself interesting things as well, but most people don’t have any problem learning stuff that’s fun.”
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How to Write More Clearly, Think More Clearly, and Learn Complex Material More Easily
“I don’t think I’m really all that intelligent, but I have a talent for amplifying my intelligence.” — R. D. G., 1975
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Ten Tips for New Trainers/Teachers
“Just because you’ve used lots of software doesn’t mean you can write code. Just because you’ve been in lots of buildings doesn’t mean you can be an architect. And just because you’ve logged a million frequent flyer miles doesn’t mean you can fly a plane.”
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KnowledgeBusinessReview.net
“Thoughts about knowledge business, lifelong learning, collaboration, creativity and innovation.”
11 steps to a better brain
“It doesn’t matter how brainy you are or how much education you’ve had – you can still improve and expand your mind. Boosting your mental faculties doesn’t have to mean studying hard or becoming a reclusive book worm. There are lots of tricks, techniques and habits, as well as changes to your lifestyle, diet and behaviour that can help you flex your grey matter and get the best out of your brain cells. And here are 11 of them.”
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Too much knowledge can be bad for some types of memory, study finds
“‘Verbatim memory is often a property of being a novice,’ said Sloutsky, who is also associate dean of research at the university’s College of Human Ecology . ‘As people become smarter, they start to put things into categories, and one of the costs they pay is lower memory accuracy for individual differences.’”
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