Brain
Rules (2008) by John
Medina
This book takes a very
humorous approach to describing in every day terms and illustrations how the
brain functions. In fact, his writing
style fits into how we learn best: through the use of humor. If you are not the reading type, I highly
recommend just reading his two-page Table of Contents where he gives you quick
summary phrases. To be honest, I wasn’t
even going to read his book and just started writing down his main points. However,
his writing style is quite enjoyable and it pulled me right in!
Take a look inside here on Amazon: Brain Rules
Some of my favorites:
Attention = We don’t pay attention to boring things
·
No such thing as
multi-tasking
·
Emotion matters
·
The brain needs
a break!
Short Term Memory = Repeat to remember
·
30 second decay
·
Spaced repetition
cycles key
·
When floating in
water helps
Sleep = Sleep well, think well
·
Brain doesn’t
need sleep to rest
·
2 armies at war
in your head
·
Improve
performance 34% in 26 minutes
Sensory Integration = Stimulate more senses
·
Multi-sensory
learning = remembering
Exploration
= Natural explorers!
·
Babies are great
scientists
·
Exploration is
aggressive
·
Monkey see,
monkey do
·
Curiosity is
everything
John Medina has written an
accurately in-depth and yet easy to read guide of the systems and ways of the
brain. Remarkably, it is also a tool that
details how to increase brain power.