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= Learning =


= Contents =
* [[Problem of Schooling|Problem of schooling]]: How schools make for unhappy lives for kids
* [[Pleasure of learning]]: Why pleasure is essential for high quality learning
* [[Natural creativity cycle]]: How cycles of attention, distraction, and sleep lead to great discoveries
* [[Childhood amnesia]]: Why child's brain is totally different than adult's brain and how it affects early education
* [[How_can_I_read_faster%3F|Speed reading]]: The trick to fast reading with comprehension is [[incremental reading]]
* [[Learn drive]]: Brains are equipped with detectors of valuable knowledge
* [[Toxic memory]]: Learning too hard can be harmful
* [[20 rules of knowledge formulation]]: The way we formulate knowledge may decide if we forget or remember for decades


* [[Problem of Schooling]]
= Creativity =
* [[Pleasure of learning]]
 
* [[Natural creativity cycle]]
* [[How to solve any problem?]]: Simple tricks that great people use to solve problems
* [[How to solve any problem?]]
* [[Genius checklist]]: 20+ things one needs to remember to improve one's brain powers
* [[20 rules of knowledge formulation]]
* [[Sleep and learning]]: Sleep has a powerful impact on learning
* [[Childhood amnesia]]
* [[Natural creativity cycle|Creativity cycle]]: Sleep has a powerful impact on creativity
* [[How_can_I_read_faster%3F|Speed reading]]
* [[Optimizing the timing of brainwork]]: There are only two short windows of time each day when brain power is at its best
* [[Learn drive]]
* [[Confusing creativity with ADHD]]: Creative and unruly kids are often labelled as ADHD, esp. in the classroom
* [[Stress resilience]]
* [[Are extroverts more creative?]]: One of Big Five traits may appear not to be a genetic trait after all
* [[Formula for common cold prevention|Preventing infections]]
 
* [[Brain Map|Sleep control system]]
= Sleep =
* [[Neurostatistical Model of Memory]]
 
* [[Science of sleep]]: Good sleep, good learning, good life
* [[Neural optimization in sleep]]: Sleep is like disk defragmentation that boosts fast thinking, problem solving, and more
* [[Sleep control system]]: Dozens of brain systems involved in the control of sleep
* [[Biphasic life]]: Humans are biphasic. Hence the invention of [[siesta]]
* [[Best time for napping]]: For naps to be effective, then must be taken within a 1-2 hour window in the middle of the day
* [[Power nap]]: How naps compensate for night sleep
* [[Curing DSPS and insomnia]]: DSPS and insomnia have reached epidemic proportions, but there are natural remedies at hand
* [[Baby sleep]]: Parents who understand how babies sleep are more likely to nurture healthy brains
* [[Two components of sleep]]: Two components of sleep regulation determine when we fall asleep and how effective sleep is
* [[How do we fall asleep?]]: The cascade of events that leads to slumber
 
= Education =
 
* [[Problem of schooling]]: We need a Grand Reform in education to prevent further harm to children
* [[On freedom of education and freedom of information|Freedom of education]]: Freedom of education is as precious as freedom of speech
* [[Schools are useless in teaching English!]]: Years of foreign language learning at school bring little effect
* [[Learning history: school vs. self-directed learning]]: Most kids leave high school with negligible understanding of history
* [[How baby brain does not work]]: The myth of "perfect learning machines"
* [[Daycare misery]]: Most of praise of daycare comes for exculpatory social roots
* [[Ban on homeschooling]]: Those who ban [[homeschooling]] block the best options for [[free learning]]
* [[Why kids hate school?]]: Kids hate school almost unanimously: this is why
* [[Videogames are better than teachers]]: Videogames are not mindless. They are one of the best learning tools
* [[Bill Gates is wrong about education]]: Bill is great. Bill is good. Bill is wrong
* [[How schools can contribute to Alzheimer's disease]]: Knowledge prevents Alzheimer's, but schooling can also contribute to senile dementia
* [[Can coercion cause dyslexia?]]: Dyslexia is not just about the brain and neurology
 
= Theory of learning =
 
* [[Forgetting curve]]: How fast we forget after learning
* [[Learn drive]]: The power behind curiosity and learning
* [[Two component model of memory]]: How long-term memory works
* [[Two-component model of memory stability|Two component model of memory stability]]: What affects memory stability
* [[Spaced repetition]]: How to eliminate the problem of forgetting
* [[Error of Ebbinghaus forgetting curve]]: How SuperMemo added to Hermann Ebbinghaus reputation
* [[On the superiority of a rat over a schooled human]]: Why rats learn smarter than kids in a classroom
* [[Neurostatistical Model of Memory]]: New model that attempts to describe memory in learning
 
= Health =
 
* [[Stress resilience]]: Chronic stress is a brain destroyer in early childhood
* [[Daycare infections]]: Daycare centers are germ factories that steal from valuable learning time
* [[Formula for common cold prevention|Preventing infections]]: It is possible to build resistance to cold and flu viruses
* [[Confusing creativity with ADHD|ADHD]]: ADHD is subject to over-diagnosis
 
= Productivity =
 
* [[Planning a perfect productive day without stress|Planning productive days]]: The power of the habit in maximizing productivity
 
= SuperMemo =
* [[SuperMemo does not work for kids]]
* [[Advantages of incremental reading]]
* [[Advantages of incremental writing]]
* [[Incremental reading step by step]]
* [[Incremental reading step by step]]
* Who is [[Guru]]?
= Summary, FAQs, Glossary, References =
* [[Summary]]
* [[Summary]]
* [[Myths]]
* [[Myths]]: rich mythology related to memory, learning, sleep, creativity, and more
* [[FAQs]]
* [[FAQs]]
* [[Glossary]]
* [[Glossary]]
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= Older articles =
= Older articles =
* [http://super-memory.com/articles/sleep.htm Good sleep, good learning, good life]
* [http://super-memory.com/articles/sleep.htm Good sleep, good learning, good life]
* [http://super-memory.com/articles/genius.htm Roots of creativity and genius]
* [http://super-memory.com/articles/genius.htm Roots of creativity and genius]
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* [http://super-memory.com/articles/kowal.htm How memory works?]
* [http://super-memory.com/articles/kowal.htm How memory works?]
* [http://www.super-memory.com/articles/goodness.htm Goodness of knowledge]
* [http://www.super-memory.com/articles/goodness.htm Goodness of knowledge]
* [http://www.super-memory.com/articles/interview.htm Decade of SuperMemo (interview)]


= Guru =
= Color codes =
 
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Who is [[Guru]]?

Revision as of 08:40, 12 March 2018

This site offers texts on memory, learning, sleep, creativity, problem solving, brain science, health, and education (2,275 pages, 28,913 edits)

Learning

Creativity

Sleep

Education

Theory of learning

Health

Productivity

SuperMemo

Summary, FAQs, Glossary, References

Older articles

Color codes

Important notes: the most important ideas are marked in yellow. Those are snippets I want you to remember most from my texts. If you do not have time for reading, reviewing those notes will tell you roughly what I want to say. If you disagree, you can dig deeper in the text to figure out my reasoning

Excerpts: mark the most remarkable or influential words taken from other authors. At times, putting things in my own words would not do justice to the original

Personal anecdote. Why use anecdotes?
Personal anecdotes: if you have an impression that my opinions about education are distorted by my own experience, you are right. I have spent all my professional life on self-directed learning, while my 22 years of formal schooling remained a distant memory. With each improvement to my own learning, I recall those early years with less and less respect to the old ways of learning. My personal notes are marked with this colored template. You can skip them without losing on the message, or dig into my own recall to see how my opinions have been shaped or biased
Anecdote. Why use anecdotes?
Anecdotes: some stories from lives of great and/or ordinary people

Motto: some witty idea or quote from a wise man, usually from ages ago. A quote that sets the theme for a chapter. Those witticisms often help us realize that we are re-learning history over and over again. The ancients knew things many people fail to see today

Metaphor. Why use metaphors?

Metaphors: some ideas are best presented in a metaphoric pop-science fashion. If you fully understand the text, skip metaphors. If you don't or if you are skeptical, see if metaphoric approach is more convincing. Metaphors help you build models that facilitate reasoning

SuperMemo insert. What is SuperMemo?
SuperMemo notes: are relevant only to those who care about SuperMemo. You can skip those inserts without missing main points
FAQ question. What are FAQs?
Frequently asked questions (FAQs): Interesting questions you might have about memory, learning, creativity, sleep, etc.
Archive warning: Why use literal archives?
Archive: Archive materials are presented for historic reasons. They may intentionally include wrong hypotheses or models, e.g. to illustrate the progression of thought
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