PPT made for the Learning How to Learn Coursera Course assignment #2.

1. Learning to (Not) Procrastinate
Adrián Paneto
Aspiring Lifelong Learner ;)

2. Neural Basis
• “Neurons that fire together wire together”
– Activated through stimulation neurons are
constantly sending electrical signals which
strengthen connections over time
• Learning involves the repeated firing of
specific neurons which through repetition and
practice strengthen those connections.
– Good News! Neurons are highly “flexible” and can
be activated to learn new things.
Source: http://www.dailyshoring.com/neurons-that-fire-together-wire-together/
Ramon y
Cajal 1899

3. Focused and Diffused
• Focus mode thinking
– Involves actively attending to something and
thinking about it(concentrating).
• Diffused mode thinking
– Involves not attending to the something and
allowing your brain to make the neural
connections.
Source:
https://rkbookreviews.wordpress.com/2014/08/09

4. Working Memory
• Limited
– Experiments have shown that you can at max hold
4 items in your working memory.
• Like a blackboard
– The key to making sense of stuff lies in effective
storage and retrieval of concepts/ideas from your
long term memory.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory

5. Chunking
• Grouping Information
– Chunking involves the grouping of similar or
related information in a neurological pathway
• Faster Learning
– Chunking connects ideas in your brain that follow
the same pattern thus helping strengthen old and
creating new connections.

6. Effective Strategies
• Pomodoro® Technique
– Focused 25min distraction-free task time
• Methopors/Analogy
– Helps memory by connecting information to a
visual image.
• Hard Start – Jump To easy
– Try hard problems and if you
Get stuck jump to an easy one.
(Good test taking technique)
Source: http://pomodorotechnique.com/

7. Learn something new today!

8. Any Questions?