Let’s Play with Brain – Kick out Rote Memorizing

Let’s Play with Brain – Kick out Rote Memorizing

The brain is the most important toolkit that we have. Every human being uses the same instrument but the level of understanding, analyzing and memorizing varies from person to person.

Are you a student who hates rote memorizing but does not know any other technique of learning and memorizing? Are you a person who finds it difficult to manage time?

Today I will show you How to play with your brain and get things done in an efficient and organized way without any difficulty.

There are five techniques for improving mind power, managing time, understanding complex topics and also for note-making and note-taking.

Let’s start to play with brain.

Feynman Technique

Feynman Technique

To explain complex and difficult concepts into a simpler form, that’s what the Feynman technique is all about.

Feynman is a noble prize winner physicist. This technique will help you remember lengthy topics and will help in studying more effectively.

There are four simple steps to apply this technique.

Step 1

Write the name of the topic or concept at the top of the blank paper that you want to understand.

Step 2

Write down the explanation of the concept on the page as per your assessment. Use simple English or any other language that you feel comfortable with. Pretend that you are teaching to the new students. Highlight what you understand and pinpoint what you don’t.

Step 3

Now go to your source material i.e. notes, books or laptop and learn about the concepts that you find difficult. Repeat step 2.

Step 4

Simplify your language. Remove all the fuzzy vocabulary and where possible use a simple analogy.

Pomodoro Technique

Source: VectorStock (A 25 minute Pomodoro)

We often feel bored and demotivated with long-term tasks or tasks that consume too much time.

It’s a technique used for time management and also learning things for a lasting period.

It says; break it in order to achieve it.

There are five simple steps of the Pomodoro Technique.

Step 1

Choose the task that requires your full, undivided attention. It can be anything either big or small.

Step 2

Set the Pomodoro of 25 minutes. Make an assignment to yourself that I will not be interrupted by anything for these 25 minutes. It’s easy and fun. You can do that.

Step 3

Work on the task until Pomodoro rings. Congratulations! You have spent interruption-less 25 minutes on your task.

Step 4

Reward yourself. Take a break and enjoy a cup of tea or meditate. After all its leisure time.

Step 5

After every 4 Pomodoro take a longer break of 30 minutes. That’s it.

Roman Room

Source: WikiHow (Imaginary Roman Room Model)

Sometimes during your studies, you may encounter a book of history or Social studies where you need to remember unstructured information. If you are stuck with that Roman Room is the best technique for you.

Let’s break it in simple steps.

Step 1

Imagine a room that you are familiar with i.e. your bedroom or classroom or office etc. You should be familiar with all the objects that are present in different positions in this room.

Step 2

Now associate the things that you want to remember with these objects. So, by recalling the objects in the room all the associated objects can also be remembered.

Step 3

You can extend your mental room according to the data you want to store. For example, you can move from one room to another using imagination and can apply the same procedure here.

Mind Mapping

Source: MindMeister (A simple Mind Map)

I personally love mind mapping. It’s the best and effective way of note making and note taking.

Mind Map allows our mind to map anything in a creative, beautiful, organized and colorful manner. Tony Buzan is the founder of Mind Mapping.

Let’s break this technique in simple steps.

Step 1

Put your main idea, thought or subject in the center. You can use images, symbols and different colors for your brain to have a friendly and understandable concept.

Step 2

The main theme radiates from the central image as branches. Branches comprise of keywords or images drawn on its associated lines.

Step 3

Topics of lesser importance are represented as twigs of the relevant branch.

Step 4

All the branches should form a central nodal structure.

That’s it! You have learned to play with the brain.

Apply these techniques to your life and share your beautiful story of success with us.

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