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#710 - Jim Kwik - 10 Hacks To Improve Your Memory, Focus & Attention

2023/11/23
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Jim Kwik：现代人的大脑并非真的‘坏掉’，而是面临着信息超载和持续干扰的挑战。慢性压力会对大脑造成损害，影响学习和创造力。人们会更多地关注自己所关注的事物，持续的负面信息会加剧压力和恐惧。压力和紧张会严重影响信息提取和表达能力。 有效的学习方法包括：将信息与情感和图像结合，增强记忆；主动提取记忆信息，提升记忆力；积极的思维方式，保持大脑健康；规律的运动，促进大脑健康；积极的社交网络，提升学习效率；良好的饮食习惯，为大脑提供充足营养；充足的睡眠，保证大脑休息；保护大脑免受伤害；持续学习新知识，保持大脑活力；有效的压力管理方法，缓解压力和焦虑。 天才并非天生，而是通过后天努力培养的。记忆分为编码、存储和提取三个阶段，训练有素的大脑拥有更好的记忆力。被动学习效果不佳，学习应注重实践和应用。提高阅读速度有助于提升专注力，阅读速度越快，理解力越好，专注力也越好。 大脑认知能力的三分之一由基因决定，三分之二可通过后天努力提升。将所学知识教给别人，可以更好地巩固记忆。积极的思维方式对大脑健康至关重要。良好的饮食习惯对大脑健康至关重要。规律的运动对大脑健康有益。积极的社交网络对大脑健康有益。学习应该注重选择对自己有用的信息。 Chris: 积极的倾听和提问，能够帮助理清思路，找到问题的答案。 通过积极的互动和交流，可以更好地理解和掌握信息。

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This chapter explores the impact of the modern world on our brains. It discusses the information overload, constant distractions, and chronic stress that contribute to forgetfulness and difficulty focusing. The discussion also touches on how our brains are not well-equipped to handle the data deluge of modern life.
  • Modern brains are under assault from information overload and distractions.
  • Chronic stress shrinks the brain and impairs cognitive functions.
  • Our brains are wired for survival, hindering creativity and learning under chronic stress.

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Jim Kwik is a world renowned memory expert, a podcaster and an author.

Mastering a new skill, language, or instrument can be an intimidating task. However, Jim has found hacks which can dramatically elevate your learning process. This has the potential to transform an arduous learning approach into a simple journey toward peak brain performance.

Expect to learn if modern people's brains are actually broken, the biggest lies we are told about how to learn, how memory actually works, where people go wrong when trying to improve their recall, how you can increase your reading speed, ways you can get into a flow state more easily, the strategies you need to know to access a limitless brain and much more...

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