How to Learn Better

This episode features:


-What are the best and worst studying techniques?


-Do “learning styles” exist?


-How to squeeze more learning into your day


-How to start learning a new field


-How to cultivate viewpoint diversity


-How to avoid getting parasitized by bad ideas


-Should you study in the morning or at night?


-Can napping enhance learning?


 


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-References-


Apply Psychology:


Brown, P. C., Roediger III, H. L., & McDaniel, M. A. (2014).
Make it stick. Harvard University Press.


Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K. A., Marsh, E. J., Nathan, M. J., &
Willingham, D. T. (2013). Improving students’ learning with
effective learning techniques: Promising directions from
cognitive and educational psychology. Psychological Science in
the Public Interest, 14(1), 4-58.


Feld, G. B., & Diekelmann, S. (2015). Sleep smart—optimizing
sleep for declarative learning and memory. Frontiers in
psychology, 6, 622.


Isarida, T., & Isarida, T. K. (2014). Environmental
context-dependent memory. Advances in experimental psychology
research, 115-51.


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