In 2017, I took a popular Coursera course on 'Learning How to Learn'. I then created a personal summary for my team at Choose To Thinq. In this, I talk about the key ideas from the course and how I put them to use.

1. “Learning How To Learn”
CTQ Talks #3, ramanand@choosetothinq.com

3. Why I took the course
• 18+ years of formal education
• Never formally taught ‘how to learn’!
• Help others and myself learn better from here on
• Learning new things is a key aspect of Upleveling
• Good for CTQ branding

4. What they covered
• What is ‘Learning’
• Chunking
• Procrastination & Memory
• Renaissance Learning and Unlocking Your Potential
Learning - Challenges
• Remembering long-term
• Understanding
• Procrastinating
• A feeling of inadequacy and difficulty

5. 2 learning modes
D I F F U S E D FOCUSED
LEARNING
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6. MEMORY
WORKING MEMORY
LONG TERM
LEARNING
(consolidation)
Time
Sleep
Repetition
Practice
Repetition
4-7 items in memory

7. MISCELLANEOUS
• Brain connections are dynamic –new synapses are getting built all
the time
• Sleep plays a very important role in learning
• “Sleep over it”
• Build and consolidate learning
• Make a task list the previous night
• Difficult problems
• Let it run in the background
• Exercise also contributes heavily to the brain’s ability to learn
LEARNING

8. CHUNKING
• Find connections,
organisations that bind
concepts
• Easier on your working
memory
• Needs focus
• Understanding
• Context (‘where to use’)

9. • Recall immediately after closing the book
• Not passive re-reading
• Test constantly
• Deliberate Practice: esp. practice the tough ones
• Interleaving
• Spaced repetition
MEMORY

10. • Visuals
• Also emotion (Made to Stick!)
• Mnemonics
• Memory Palace
• Work with others
MEMORY

11. •Illusions of Competence
•Overlearning
•Einstellung
VILLAINS

12. PROCRASTINATION

13. •BrainFacts.org
•Flashcards & Spaced Repetition
• Anki, Quizlet
•Pomodoro
• Goodtime, Productivity Challenge Timer
REFERENCES

14. •Explain in writing a concept for
someone who does not know the
concept
•Use Analogies
•Use Examples
THE FEYNMAN METHOD

16. Yes
•Using Pomodoro
•Diffused Mode
MY EXPERIENCE OF BRINGING THIS INTO ACTION
No
• Index Cards
• Memory Palace
• Einstellung
Somewhat
• Flashcards
• Spaced Repetition
• Post-session recall
• Writing
• Chunking

17. “Learning How To Learn”
CTQ Talks #3, ramanand@choosetothinq.com