Smart(phone) Habits
Greetings,
Inertia is tough to overcome. I see sufficient proof of Newton's First Law of Motion every morning. I wake up but then stay glued to my bed and my phone.
It is a fact that idleness boosts creativity, but this is not idleness. Scrolling through my phone keeps my working memory constantly occupied and does not allow for diffused thinking. It is like being busy doing something. The only difference is I am busy doing nothing.
Staying in bed and going through endless emails and notifications, none of which are urgent or important, is definitely not an ideal way to start the day. If I didn't intend to get out off bed, I would have been better off getting more shut eye.
Time is the most important resource we have. Once lost, it can never be replenished. We truly have less time than we think.
When we have a task at hand there should be no phone beneath our fingers.
If someone forwarded you this newsletter, please thank them on my behalf! Welcome to Newsletter # 37.
Thoughts that crossed my mind, while I was reading…
Study Less, Study Smart by Marty Lobdell
When the activity we are engaged in is not fun, we tend to get distracted even more.
Doing something longer than what we can, leads to lack of enjoyment. Take a break. Do something fun. You deserve it. Energize yourself for the next bout of studying.
Breaks allow us to study incredible amounts of time which would be impossible without a break.
Have a safe place where you study. Not where your TV or stereo or bed is located. The environmental cues matter.
Seven Principles of Learning Better From Cognitive Science by Scott H. Young
We learn things based on their relation to something we already know. This provides support to the new ideas to hang on to.
Simply understanding is not going to make the cut. Only after trying to practice the new found knowledge in various situations can we truly say that we understand.
Some people are indeed born intelligent, but intelligence is malleable. Environment plays a big part.
Hiroyuki and I are both addicted to airplanes but over time we have picked up new hobbies which we often joke about as addictions as well.
Hiroyuki explained, just like this bee working on a sunflower, it is normal for bees to seek nectar. Goes without saying, Hiroyuki is addicted to taking pictures.
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Stay well and see you next week.
Evian
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