Learning how to teach yourself can be fast, fun and incredibly effective. It can even be relatively inexpensive. But discovering how to learn on your own can also be psychologically and financially disastrous if you go about it the wrong way. Whether you’re looking to advance your career, enrich your personal life, or simply satisfy your curiosity,…

The number one reason students struggle to find the main points in their assigned reading is simple: You are being tested on your ability to figure out what they are and why they’re important. Teachers worth their salt won’t give you the answers because to do so violates your ability to learn this skill. Why is this true? Because all of human progr…

In the world of memory improvement, the mere mention of photographic memory is usually connected with some kind of scam. But the problems begin with how so many people confuse the term “photographic memory” with a completely different concept called eidetic memory. Another problem is the validity of the available research. Frankly, most scientific …

2024 is winding down as a wild year for learning and memory trends. Largely because it’s been marked by record levels of disruption from Artificial Intelligence technologies. But have they really changed that much for learners in any practical sense? And are they helping human memory? If so, who is helped? Who gets left behind? I’m in touch regular…

If you’re wondering what specific causes of forgetting are holding you back from acing exams or getting (and keeping) a great job, you’re in the right place. As a graduate student, and later as a professor, I worked hard on eliminating various issues that harmed my memory. I’m talking about everything from improving my diet to dealing with childhoo…

Worried about artificial intelligence and how it possibly threatens human memory? Not Andrew Mayne. And he’s got me convinced. That’s why I’m thrilled to share with you this exclusive deep dive into the ancient world of the Memory Palace technique, but… With a twist – this time we’re discussing the ancient art of memory through the lens of AI. In t…

I was skeptical of mind maps until Tony Buzan personally taught me how to use the technique in ways that unpack the true benefits of mind mapping. In case you don’t know Buzan, he wrote many bestselling books on the topic. But I still wound up ignoring his advice about this “mental Swiss Army Knife,” because I wrongly assumed there was no way mind …