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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................1
How this book is organized
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Where to start?
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Section breakdown..........................................................................................................................................2
Icons and diagrams used in the book
..........................................................................................................3
Where to from here?.........................................................................................................................................4
CHAPTER 1
THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION....................................................................................6
Motivation.........................................................................................................................................................6
Your brain
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You can learn anything
..................................................................................................................................7
Improving intelligence & memory................................................................................................................8
Learning to learn:............................................................................................................................................9
You have already learned so much:
.............................................................................................................9
CHAPTER 2
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MIND........................................................................................
11
Your three brains in one:.............................................................................................................................
11
How does the triune brain affect your studying?....................................................................................
12
13
Using both sides of your brain
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14
Using your senses..........................................................................................................................................
16
Your multiple intelligences.........................................................................................................................
18
Putting it all together – its time to start using your brain!
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21
CHAPTER 3
UNDERSTANDING YOUR MEMORY................................................................................
22
WHAT IS MEMORY?............................................................................................................................................22
The 3 R’s of memory:.....................................................................................................................................
23
Short-term and long-term memory:............................................................................................................
24
Why do we forget?.........................................................................................................................................
25
Time and pace learning:..............................................................................................................................
26
Memory associations:
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28
Mnemonics:....................................................................................................................................................
29
CHAPTER 4
PREPARATION......................................................................................................................
32
Why preparation is important
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32
PREPARATION GOALS.........................................................................................................................................33
Preparing your study environment............................................................................................................
34
PREPARING YOUR MIND.....................................................................................................................................36
Visualization..................................................................................................................................................
36
Music - Baroque............................................................................................................................................
37
PREPARING YOUR BODY
....................................................................................................................................37
Breathing........................................................................................................................................................
37
Muscle relaxation.........................................................................................................................................
39
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER- PREPARING YOUR MIND AND BODY!..........................................................40
Your mind and body preparation
..............................................................................................................
40
CHAPTER 5
CONCENTRATION
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43
What is concentration?................................................................................................................................
43
Factors that affect concentration
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44
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