Learn like a machine
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Claim: the brain is the primary tool and it improves with deliberate practice; evidence is short term memory ≈ nine elements and a memory champion Youngja Winter 212 names in 15 minutes. Methods shown: hands‑and‑eyes exercises, chunking/grouping, emotional anchors, and a timed picture recall. Process advice: build a searchable “library” with continuous learning and certificates, run 90‑minute exploratory testing sessions to reduce bias, and prefer focused encoding over quick skimming to make memories usable for problem solving.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:40Joannas background
- 0:56What is your favorite tool
- 1:25Our brain
- 2:40Improve your intelligence
- 3:29Learning
- 4:49Beautiful smiling women
- 5:02Margaret Thatchers effect
- 8:21Storing information
- 8:42Memory
- 11:17Memory Champion
- 12:11Reprocess
- 12:25Look carefully
- 14:50Memory issues
- 16:42Intelligence
- 18:20Welldefined problems
- 18:50Complex problems
- 19:05Improving your intelligence
- 19:37Logic
- 20:32Summary
- 20:51Continuous learning
- 21:51My favorite book
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