How to Hack Your Brain for Accelerated Learning
An Introduction to Faster and More Effective Learning
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”
— Mahatma Gandhi
Introduction
We are all learning machines. The process of evolution has dictated that we are programmed from the very moment we are born to be curious about the world around us. To learn from our mistakes. To seek pleasure and avoid pain.
It’s Darwinian Theory in it’s most pure form.
When we pursue and attain rewards, special pathways in our brain become activated and this leads us to seek out more rewarding stimuli in a phenomenon which is known as reinforcement.
When we avoid pain — even if that is mental pain such as completing an assignment for work — this can often manifest itself as procrastination, which is the enemy of learning and progress.
Humans as a species have always required the ability to pick up new skills and adapt quickly in a dynamic environment. But, the rate our environment is changing is much faster now than at any previous time in our history.
A skill that is increasingly important in finding and keeping a job is the ability to continue learning…
