learning and memory techniques: do you use them?

FriendlyPufferfish said:

so, i am doing a software engineer course. and one of the first things we got as homework were these vids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukLnPbIffxE&feature=youtu.beand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-zNHHpXoMMand this https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn/home/welcome
i had already heard of anki and spacial learning before, but always thought it was a hassle to set up. i started doing it now and it's pretty easy to make decks on the desktop (you can copypaste screenshots on cards for example).
and it got me thinking: for anyone not born filthy rich, our brain is usually our most valuable asset. does anyone here use these techniques to learn faster? any trick or technique you wanna share? anki has been great so far, but i am struggling a little to apply active recall regularly. it may be just a question of practice. i have always struggled with procrastination and attention difficulties for anything that isn't working as an employee, so i will be using pomodoros too.

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Willyfish said:

I wanted to reply something but I forgot already.

I should use your tips.

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plopza said:

I have tried very similar things to learn. There used to be a program that taught the link method to memory and some other method to remember long numbers by converting them to words plus memorize any date and what day of the week it was. Unfortunately, remembering the methods has escaped me. Except for the link method to memory... I still remember how to do it.. just don't have a regular use case to do it. How often do you need to remember a long list of words?

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TheOverlord said:

some of the best things to do for your mind are regular exercise/health maintenance and things that improve your attention and focus. Meditation is good for the latter

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FriendlyPufferfish said:

you replied something, so in a certain way you didnt forgot

i know of the link method and i agree. memorizing the first 30 numbers of pi is a cool party trick, but its difficult to get good at this techniques if you don't actually use them in real life stuff.

yeah, those and limiting junk food are the 3 bases

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