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Learn Like Lightning!

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This book gives specific skills to create and optimal mental and physical state for learning and shows cutting-edge techniques for learning anything at lightning speed.
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By some estimates, data in the world is expected to continue to double approximately every 13 hours. The amount one person can remember is becoming a smaller part of the whole. The future will go to those who can assimilate new information in the quickest way possible.

In this book, Learn Like Lightning, you will briefly explore what inhibits learning, and then delve into what cutting- edge neuroscience findings teach us about how to learn anything, quickly.

About the Author

Dr. Jerry Evanski is the co-owner and main content creator for the creative agency 212 creative, LLC. He was a teacher, administrator and university instructor for 40 years. He is a sought-after speaker on many topics including group facilitation skills, creativity and organizational development. Dr. Evanski is the author of the video training series 1 Minute Mastery. He also has published several books on topics ranging from creativity to public speaking. He created the Brain-Based Learning master’s certification program for Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. He is the proud father of two intelligent, determined and kind daughters.

  • Overview
  • About the Author
  1. Why Do We Need to Learn Quickly?
    1. What Are We Learning?
  2. What Makes it More Difficult to Learn?
    1. Poor Nutrition
    2. Lack of Exercise
    3. Lack of Sleep
    4. Stress
    5. Lack of Belief
  3. Before Learning: Get into an Optimal Physical State
    1. Alpha State
    2. Willpower
    3. Sleep Hygiene Rules
    4. You’ve Got to Move It, Move It
    5. Diving Reflex
  4. Before Learning: Get into an Optimal Mental State
    1. Dunning-Kruger Effect
    2. Believe in Your Ability to Learn
    3. Create a Growth Mindset
    4. Anxiety Reappraisal
  5. During Learning: Techniques for Getting the Input, Put In
    1. Don’t Multitask
    2. Super Mario Effect
    3. Don’t Get Left Out, Get it Right!
    4. Miming with Narration
    5. Processing Fluency
  6. After Learning: Techniques for Reviewing and Remembering
    1. The Forgetting Curve
    2. The Secret Formula for Remembering Anything
    3. Interleaving
    4. Chunking
    5. Peer Tutoring
    6. Write It Out, Picture It
  7. Putting It All Together
  • Endnotes
  1. Identify blocks to learning, and how to overcome them
  2. Develop the skill to get your body into an optimal state for learning
  3. Practice the skills needed to get your mind into an optimal state for learning
  4. Learn researched-based skills and strategies to learn, review and recall at lightning speed
About the Author

Jerry Evanski