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Since learning is the gateway to having more knowledge, being more effective, and being wiser, it would make sense in addition to invest your time in learning how to learn - deeper and faster. You can learn geometrically more and better, so why do it in an unskilled manner?
Learn something well OR figure out how to have it available quickly when needed. We don't need to memorize things, unless for an exam or something that has to be accessed instantly.
You'll pick of some excellent learning instruction from the University Of West Georgia's Student Resources page: Study Skills, Time Management, Note Taking, Personal Goal Setting, our good old friend Procrastination, Memory, etc. I've selected some I think most people should consider, though you might also be interested in the others
Learning model - This is what you have to do, there are no ways around this. A good part of it involves repeating, recreating, visualizing, etc. so that it goes into your brain to be accessable and usable in life.
SQ3R Reading/learning tool: Survey what you will read, scanning but eliminating. Question - note any questions for further learning. Read, the useful sections in detail, preferably highlighting the most important, scan or skip the less useful. Recall key ideas after each chapter or even after a paragraph, reciting it in your head. Review it be going back and noting what is highlighted. See Study Skills UWG for a detailed worksheet.
The Higher Order Thinking Skills Hierarchy
Creating - The ultimate coming together of all the skills
Evaluating - Comparing, contrasting, determining what has value
Analyzing - Looking and discriminating for higher level conclusions
Applying - Using knowledge to get actual results
Understanding - Tying things together to make sense
Remembering - Lower use of brain
If you can apply your thinking skills to create something that is not just a simple result, but something higher and better, then you can create a vastly better life. Remembering and understanding are positive and useful, but the comparative booby prizes, as nothing has left the brain to make an impact. The next levels allow one to be able to create greater and greater impacts, more intelligently and more selectively.
Mind-Mapping - A Picture Of Ideas In Relatedness - Click on the pdf versions to get a clear view of each. Great examples.
The Process Of Thinking - Using the right brain effectively with regard to goals, and training this side, which is not taught in school.
