Turn off your brain

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." - Confucius

It is said that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes. Well, I think it's a third ... ! Study This inescapable fact applies to all of us in one way or another. And even after this final sounds or you can have a degree, the need to continue to learn throughout life is a reality we can not escape.

Not many schools actually teach us how to study. All we said is the organizationour notes, create a priority list of the test plan, regular breaks, and do not panic. It 'really all you've done? Um, no. The fact is that we are all different tips, and generally on how not to. What we need is something that works for us as individuals. Fortunately, that something.

"The most important thing in science is not so much to obtain new facts to discover new ways of thinking." - Sir William Bragg

Turn off your brain is a book I recommend forThose who learn better and faster than ever. In it, Dr. Caroline Leaf describes seven different intelligences. Each of these has implications for the way we think and learn. In short, they are:

1. Logical / mathematical - people think they experience love, reason, and question and understand the puzzle. This intelligence can the mental math games and practice of how the statistics (such as a better memory areSport).

2. Visual / spatial - People think in pictures and photos and love of design, drawing and visualization. The intelligence can be achieved by working with flow charts and doodle when we think are encouraged.

3. Language - People think to tell in words and love of reading, writing and stories. Intelligence can be improved crossword puzzle and reading widely is undergoing.

4. Kinesthetic - These people think dance through movement and senses and love,Race, and gestures. It "feels" what you mean. Intelligence can be improved through situations of role-play, creative movement and routine.

5. Intrapersonal - These people think, deep in yourself and the love of planning, dreaming and setting goals. Intelligence can be enhanced by the silence alone as well as through the development of greater self-awareness.

6. Interpersonal - People think by bouncing ideas off other people and love, in context, and, uh, party.Intelligence can be improved by re-telling of stories and participation in group work.

7. Musical - These people think of rhythms and melodies, and the love of pipes, singing and tapping. Intelligence can listen to classical music by humming while you work to be strengthened.

Of course, these descriptions are by no means exhaustive. After determining the provision of a detailed questionnaire which profiles are appropriate for most (could be different), the book goes into greatcontains more details and tips for keeping your brain healthy with good nutrition, planning a career that would work best given your mental tendencies, and how they should study in school, university and beyond. It just makes sense.

"The truth always made its way into rational minds." - Jonathan Swift