Articles on Learning

Overview In this article, you will learn about the importance and benefits of being an effective reader. You will also learn about some helpful tips for becoming better at reading. Pause and Think: “Reading without understanding a thing?” Imagine you’ve been reading a book for more than an hour now and you’ve gone through a couple of …

Overview In this article, you will learn about the interleaving effect. You will also learn how mixing up your learning can help you avoid unnecessary overlearning and deal with the Einstellung effect. Pause and Think: “Are you wasting valuable learning time?” Imagine you’ve been practicing a dribble technique in a sport such as football for almost a …

Overview In this article, you will learn about illusions of competence and how they affect our judgment of our abilities. You will also learn how to avoid illusions of competence and learning effectively. Pause and Think: “I thought I understood it when it was taught” Imagine you’ve just received your marked test sheet which was distributed to …

Overview Chunking involves associating scattered pieces of information together into logical and meaningful wholes. In this article, you will learn about the idea of chunking and how it helps your brain run more efficiently. Pause and Think: “Why do some people understand better than others?” Some people just seem to read and understand perfectly. In fact, …

This article is a summary of some of the articles that have been posted so far on the How to Learn series.  1. How Your Brain Switches Between Two Modes When You Think Our brains have two different thinking modes known as the focused and diffuse modes of thinking. Each of these modes helps us learn in different ways but the …

Overview In this article, you will learn about some reasons why multitasking might be bad for the brain and memory. Also, you will learn how it might make you less productive. Pause and Think: “Am I really productive when I multitask?” Imagine you’re studying a textbook, listening to music, chatting with a friend on social media, and …

Overview In this article, you will learn about habits and why some of them are difficult to change. You will also learn about the importance of focusing on the process rather than on the tasks you want to get done. Pause and Think: “Why is it so difficult to do some things?” You’ve had enough of …

Overview In this article, you will learn about what procrastination really is and why we procrastinate. Also, we’ll look at why procrastination might not be curable. Finally, you will learn how to procrastinate better to accomplish your most important tasks. Pause and Think: “Why do we procrastinate?” Imagine you’ve just woken up from your usual night’s …

Overview In this article, you will learn about Salvador Dali. The famous Surrealist painter was known for his creative and absurd paintings. And you will learn how he used the diffuse mode of thinking in his works. Also, you will learn how daydreaming might be crucial to learning and problem solving. Pause and Think: “How did …