Gaining Knowlegde

declarative knowledge — the knowledge you have about yourself as a learner and about what factors can influence your performance. The more you know about yourself, the higher your metacognitive knowledge will be.

Change, by nature, introduces uncertainty. And the human brain typically responds to uncertainty by activating the amygdala, triggering the same stress responses as physical danger.

What curiosity does is transform that uncertainty from a threat into an invitation.

I wasn’t just switching languages – I was switching entire ways of thinking. And I was doing it without realizing it.

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conditional knowledge refers to knowing when and why you should use declarative and procedural knowledge, allocating your mental resources in a smart way to learn better. The more mental models you have in your toolbox, the more you will develop your conditional knowledge.

Suddenly, my doubts became fuel for discovery.

When you write about a subject, you’re forced to piece the information you learned together in a linear format, requiring you to think clearly. What’s more, writing requires you to revisit the information, which strengthens your neural networks, causing you to remember the information better.

What curiosity does is transform that uncertainty from a threat into an invitation.

In short, building a mental gym consists of keeping our brain stimulated with activities that improve our creativity, productivity, and well-being, while giving it space to rest and recharge