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Maybe you wonder why I ask you to listen to something or watch a video of something two or three times on different days. This is one way to help you use both the focused mode and diffuse mode of learning. When you listen closely to something, your brain is in the focused mode. When you are not listening closely and taking a break, your brain is in the diffuse mode. You are still learning, but you are not focused on something. This is why sometimes it is easier to understand a video or story after you take a break and try again the next day.
Maybe you wonder why I ask you to listen to something or watch a video of something two or three times on different days. This is one way to help you use both the focused mode and diffuse mode of learning. When you listen closely to something, your brain is in the focused mode. When you are not listening closely and taking a break, your brain is in the diffuse mode. You are still learning, but you are not focused on something. This is why sometimes it is easier to understand a video or story after you take a break and try again the next day.
Listen to the story from yesterday again. Is it a little bit easier to understand the story today?
Listen to the story from yesterday again. Is it a little bit easier to understand the story today?
learninghowtolearn.mp3A great study tool is called the "pomodoro technique". Watch my friend Isaac talk about how to use this tool.
A great study tool is called the "pomodoro technique". Watch my friend Isaac talk about how to use this tool.
I use the Pomodoro technique almost every day. I recommend that you try it, too! You might be surprised at how well it works.
I use the Pomodoro technique almost every day. I recommend that you try it, too! You might be surprised at how well it works.
Homework: Try the pomodoro technique. It doesn't have to be just about studying English, though! Maybe you have a big project you've been putting off, or you're updating your resume, or something else that you're avoiding...
Drop me a line (cjensen@tacomacommunityhouse.org) to tell me about how it went. Is this a tool you will use in the future?
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