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Hacking Knowledge: 77 Ways to Learn Faster, Deeper, and Better
knowledge
Health
Shake a leg
Food for thought: Eat breakfast
Food for thought, part 2: Eat a light lunch
Cognitive enhancers: Ginkgo biloba.
Reduce stress + depresssion.
Balance
Sleep on it.
Take a break.
Take a hike
Change your focus.
Perspective and Focus
Change your focus, part 2
Do walking meditation
Focus and immerse yourself
Turn out the lights.
Take a bath or shower
Recall Techniques
Listen to music
Speedread.
Use acronyms and other mnemonic devices
Visual Aids
Every picture tells a story
Brainmap it.
Learn symbolism and semiotics
Use information design
Use visual learning techniques
Map your task flow
Verbal and Auditory Techniques
Stimulate ideas
Brainstorm
Learn by osmosis
Cognitive enhancers: binaural beats.
Laugh
Kinesthetic Techniques
Write, don't type
Carry a quality notebook at all times.
Keep a journal. T
Organize.
Use post-it notes
Self-Motivation Techniques
Give yourself credit.
Motivate yourself.