Memory
Visual Learning in Education: According to research published in the Journal of Educational Psychology, students working with visual representations demonstrate 40% better learning outcomes.
Mind Mapping Benefits: Research by Tony Buzan shows mind mapping improves memory recall by 32% compared to traditional note-taking methods.
What we know about visual thinking and learning by Lynn Marentette
Key points:
Visual information is processed more quickly than text
Students write better after using visual thinking strategies
Visual thinking helps learn about complex systems
Visual diagrams and concept maps enhance problem-solving and group work
Key points:
Visual information is processed more quickly than text
Students write better after using visual thinking strategies
Visual thinking helps learn about complex systems
Visual diagrams and concept maps enhance problem-solving and group work
Once our thoughts are outside our head, we can examine them, play with them, and make them better. It’s like a shortcut to realizing the full potential of the thoughts flowing through our minds.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Finding patterns and structure in information is how our brains extract meaning from the world, and putting words to music and rhyme are a way of adding extra levels of pattern and structure to language.
Joshua Foer • Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Memory and imagination are closely linked. One reconstructs based on the gist; the other builds on whatever desire or dread is fuelling your image of the future. Both are essentially creative activities; where they differ is not in form but in their source of inspiration.