Practice: If you have learned a new skill, such as playing an instrument or coding, practice regularly to reinforce what you have learned and develop your proficiency.Teach someone else: One of the best ways to solidify your understanding of a topic is to teach it to someone else. This can help you to identify areas where you may still need to improve your understanding.Seek feedback: Seeking feedback from others can help you to identify areas where you may still need to improve your understanding and provide new perspectives on the material.

After Learning Apply Information 

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<ol><li>Read actively: When you read, actively engage with the material. Ask questions, underline or highlight key points, and summarize what you've read in your own words.</li><li>Connect the information: Connect new information with what you already know. This can help you remember the information better and create a more complete understanding.</li><li>Use mnemonic devices: Mnemonic devices are techniques that can help you remember information. For example, you can use acronyms, rhymes, or visual associations to help you remember.</li></ol>

How To Read To Actually Learn 

The power of syntopical reading lies in its ability to help readers gain a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of a subject by comparing and contrasting ideas across multiple texts.This type of reading also helps readers develop critical thinking skills, as they must analyze and evaluate the arguments and evidence presented in each text.

The Power Of Syntopical Reading 

Syntopical Reading is a type of reading where multiple texts on the same subject are read and compared to gain a deeper understanding of the subject.the reader selects the most important texts on the subject, reads them in parallel, and identifies the key ideas, arguments, and perspectives presented in each text. The reader then compares and contrasts these ideas across the texts to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the subject

Syntopical  Reading 

The illusion of learning is the mistaken belief that we have learned something simply because we have read or listened to it The illusion of learning can also occur when we rely too heavily on memorization and repetition rather than actively engaging with and critically evaluating the material.﻿

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The concept of relevance holds great importance when it comes to memory retention. Your brain tends to retain information that it deems significant, hence it is essential to convince your brain about the importance of what you are learning in order to remember it. To create relevance, it is crucial to establish a connection between the new information and your existing knowledge base.

Relevance Is Key In regards To Memorization And Learning 

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This is part 2 of the interview with Sevan Tuna from The Bottom Line Podcast by Alexander Spencer. Watch part 1 of the interview here: https://youtu.be/95Sv3Mjm3QU Watch part 3 of the interview here: (once available) Watch part 4 of the interview here: (once available) Timestamp 0:00 How do you retain information? 2:00 Forcing relevance for retention 2:27 What if you can't force relevance? 2:56 Learning in Relevance Layers 5:37 How can you retain information from reading books? 7:38 Read with Purpose 9:14 Power of Syntopical Reading 12:55 Illusion of Learning 13:57 Justin's Opinion on Atomic Habits 15:12 Don't Constantly Consume information --- Join my Cognitive Retraining Program: Learn the end-to-end learning and time management system designed to enhance higher-order learning and deep processing: https://bit.ly/StudySkillsCourse Read the technical Report on Learning (with references): https://bit.ly/ReportOnLearning --- JOIN THE PUBLIC DISCORD COMMUNITY Talk with thousands of other learners from around the world: https://bit.ly/JustinSungDiscord --- ABOUT DR JUSTIN SUNG Justin is a former medical doctor, full-time learning coach and consultant, top 1% TEDx speaker, and educational author. He is invited to run workshops and courses on learning efficiency for Universities and organisations worldwide. Over the past decade, he has worked with over 10,000 learners from 120+ countries. He is the co-founder and head of learning at iCanStudy, an international cognitive retraining organisation for self-regulated higher-order learning. His area of expertise is in bridging the research-practice gap by equipping educators and learners with critical examinations of the latest research through a practical lens. He specialises in higher-order learning and thinking skills, self-regulated learning, deep processing, and growth mindsets. --- Learning skills training program: https://bit.ly/StudySkillsCourse Life of a Doctor Podcast: https://bit.ly/SubCutPodcast Instagram: https://bit.ly/drjustinsung Facebook: https://bit.ly/JustinonFB LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/JustinonLinkedIn Twitter: https://bit.ly/JustinSungTwitter

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This is part 2 of the interview with Sevan Tuna from The Bottom Line Podcast by Alexander Spencer.

Watch part 1 of the interview here: https://youtu.be/95Sv3Mjm3QU
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0:00 How do you retain information?
2:00 Forcing relevance for retention
2:27 What if you can't force relevance?
2:56 Learning in Relevance Layers 
5:37 How can you retain information from reading books?
7:38 Read with Purpose
9:14 Power of Syntopical Reading 
12:55 Illusion of Learning
13:57 Justin's Opinion on Atomic Habits 
15:12 Don't Constantly Consume information

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Justin Sung is a former medical doctor, full-time learning coach and consultant, top 1% TEDx speaker, education author, and social entrepreneur. He has an MBChB and BMedSci (Hons - First Class) from the University of Auckland, and an MEd from Monash University. He is invited to hold workshops and lectures at Monash University and the University of Auckland, as well as for various organisations around the world.

He is the co-founder and Head of Learning at iCanStudy. iCanStudy developed the world's first cognitive retraining program focused on enhancing self-regulated higher-order learning and deep processing. Over the past decade, he has worked with over 10,000 learners from ages 10 to 80+ in over 120 countries. In the 7 years prior, Justin worked in the non-profit education and mentoring space for disadvantaged students.

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