See elegant simplifications that others

Dendritic spines and synapses develop even further when you continue to practice what you are learning. The more you send a thought around your neural pathways, the more permanent it becomes. That’s how sets of brain-links are made.

This means the sets of brain-links created by a person with poor working memory can contain surprisingly elegant simplifications and creative leaps.

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Diffuse mode is when your mind is relaxed and free. You’re thinking about nothing in particular. You’re in diffuse mode when you’re daydreaming or doodling just for fun. If your teacher tells you to concentrate, you have probably slipped into diffuse mode.

There’s an important idea to keep in mind here. Some people need more practice and repetition to get a concept than others.

When you’ve already gone through the test once (if you have time), try to trick your mind into looking at the test again with fresh eyes. Blink and look away to try to take yourself briefly into diffuse mode. Check the problems in a different order from the way you did them. If possible, ask yourself, “Does this answer make sense?”

Sometimes you feel featherbrained as you’re trying to look away and recall a key idea. Or you find yourself reading the same paragraphs over and over again. When this happens, do something physical—for example, a few sit-ups, push-ups, jumping jacks, or cartwheels. These can have a surprisingly positive effect on your ability to understand and reca

Cognitive load: Cognitive load means how much mental effort is being used in the working memory. If you have too big a cognitive load because you are being presented with too many new ideas at once, you can’t take in new information very easily. Deliberate practice: Deliberate practice means focusing on the material that’s most difficult for you. T