Techniques to help you learn faster and easier

Do you use mental maps when studying? Do you listen to music while studying? Do you write notes? Do you use the association technique? Which of these techniques do you use when learning?

You must have once wondered if some techniques and methods can help you learn your material easier and faster. Experts in this field have been trying for a long time to answer this question by devising various learning techniques that will help us in learning.

Each individual has their learning system that they use and that suits them best. But most have not yet discovered a method or technique that will help them learn their material faster and easier. Experts have conducted a series of tests and research in which they talk about how to organize learning and what to do to learn the desired content faster and better. If you are among those who have not yet discovered this, try the following techniques, they may be able to help you.

DISTRIBUTION OF LEARNING

What all experts agree on is that we learn faster and with better quality when we divide larger material into several smaller units. It would be best if we did it for a few days because we will remember the material longer if we study it over a longer period.

PREPARATION FOR LEARNING

Before you start learning, it is very important to prepare for learning. Learning requires concentration and focus, as well as positive thinking and removing things that interfere with our focus and attention. It would be best if you removed everything that could produce distraction while working or learning.

MOZART'S EFFECT

Some research has confirmed that listening to certain music while learning can improve concentration and activate brain convolutions. This category includes mainly classical works by W. A. Mozart, which is why this method is called the Mozart effect. Experts claim that due to the volume change that changes every 30 seconds, Mozart's music "warms the brain" and stimulates the creative and motivational area in the human brain.

WRITING NOTES

As you study, it is best to take notes on important facts. In this way, your brain better "absorbs" important information. On an important note, this is not about typing on a mobile phone or laptop, but about writing notes in your way, because such a way has a special effect on our brain and our memory.

MNEMOTECHNIQUES

Mnemonics are mental strategies for better memory used by the ancient Greeks. Mnemonics help us to give meaning to what seems pointless to us. There are several ways to achieve this, and they are: shortening words, remembering only the first letters, creating logical sentences from the words we want to remember, using rhythm and rhyme, connecting with a picture, making a mental map, and the like. Experts have confirmed that mnemonics are among the most useful learning methods that can improve your memory by as much as 200%.

MENTAL MAPS

The classic mental map consists of the fact that in the middle there is a circle in which the main topic is located, and around the circle, there are important facts related to that topic. Since technology has advanced so much, of course, some applications can make it easier for you to create mental maps. One of them is "SpiderScribe" and "iMindMap" which are used to organize and create texts and images that we use when creating mental maps. Mental maps are simple, encourage creativity, help memorize material, and many experts claim that this way of recording is much more effective than traditional notes where we write one below the other.

"MURDER" METHOD

This technique consists of the words: Mood; Understand; Recall; Digest; Expand; Review. Before you start learning, it is necessary to create a pleasant and positive atmosphere, and then you should start learning with understanding. When we are done, we should be reminded of everything we have learned at least once. It will be easier for us to learn the material if we divide it into several parts and expand it with examples. After all, we need to re-examine the entire work to date.

"R-A-R-R-R" METHOD

One of the ways to make learning the desired content easier is this method. According to this method, it is necessary to READ superficially before detailed reading, ASKING which part of the material is the most important. Then, you need to READ again, but this time with understanding. We must REMEMBER what we read using our words and REPEAT every couple of hours (or days). This technique is most often applied when we start learning a few days before the exam, for example.

ASSOCIATIONS

I use this method very often when I process some texts that are complicated in their content. When you connect some difficult or complicated words or sentences with something very easy for you to call into your mind whenever you want, with the help of an association, you will remember more easily that part of the material that was difficult at first glance.

These methods are very simple but very effective. They are also applicable to any type of material or content we need to learn no matter what we do, whether you are a schoolboy, a student, or a public speaker. I also suggest that you study the books of Tony Buzan, who deals in detail with techniques and methods for fast learning, mental maps, fast reading, and more. I hope these methods will make the learning process a little easier for you, as they did for me. Write me in the comments if you tried them, and if so, how they affected your memory of the desired content.

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