Learning How to Learn - Week 3

Procrastination

  • Habit (zombie mode).
  • Work — Leisure — Sleep.
    • Your brain switches to diffuse mode during leisure time (background processing).
    • Your brain builds memory during sleep.
  • Develop habit.
    1. The cue (the environment that triggers you into zombie mode).
    2. Routine.
    3. Reward.
    4. Belief (why do you do this?).
  • To push back procrastination:
    • Focus on process (habits, your rituals), not product (results).
    • Eat your frog first. Once you start, you will feel better.
  • Memory tips:
    • Spaced repetition.
    • “Memory Palace”.
    • Use other senses (look, smell, taste, sound) to help you associate/memorize things.
    • Hand writing.
    • Two side flash cards.
  • List tomorrow’s TODOs before you go to sleep.
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