ED 262 Research, Reference & Resource Skills
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7 Simple Tactics to Renew Your Focus and Motiation | Early to Rise

7 Simple Tactics to Renew Your Focus and Motiation | Early to Rise | ED 262 Research, Reference & Resource Skills | Scoop.it
If you've been struggling with the "entrepreneurial blues", here are 7 simple ways to renew your focus and motivation so you can achieve your biggest goals.

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Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds

Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds | ED 262 Research, Reference & Resource Skills | Scoop.it
New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.

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Here's the Resume and Cover Letter Strategy Most Likely to Get You a Job Interview, Says Science

Here's the Resume and Cover Letter Strategy Most Likely to Get You a Job Interview, Says Science | ED 262 Research, Reference & Resource Skills | Scoop.it
Want a better shot at landing a job interview? Let science help you create the perfect resume and cover letter.

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How To Teach Your Brain Something It Won’t Forget A Week Later

How To Teach Your Brain Something It Won’t Forget A Week Later | ED 262 Research, Reference & Resource Skills | Scoop.it

Of all the things you learned in school, chances are the right way to learn wasn’t one of them.

 

To make it through academic life, most of us opt for what psychologists call “massed practice,” better known as cramming: It’s Monday and your test is Friday, so you save studying for the night before. One four-hour session can nab you a passing grade, so why not?

 

Well, because that’s not how your brain likes to absorb information. You might remember enough to pass your exam the next day, but just a week or two later and the details will already be fuzzy, if not gone completely. Here’s how to do better.


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Jerry Busone's curator insight, January 12, 2018 8:22 AM

Now I understand my preparation process for any event or task i take on..."The “spacing effect” is one of the most consistently replicated mental processes in psychological history, dating back to Hermann Ebbinghaus, who observed it in 1885.

Kavya Mathur's comment, January 13, 2018 3:52 AM
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CCM Consultancy's curator insight, January 21, 2018 12:52 AM

A four-hour marathon study session (or team meeting or conference presentation) demands a ton of sustained attention, the quality of which will inevitably dwindle the longer those periods last. It simply makes more sense, cognitively speaking, for teams to opt for small doses of high-quality learning–sessions lasting under an hour, with lots of discussion and participation–to make insights stick without taking up much time.