Hacking Knowledge

This is a brilliant collection at Mind Cafe, of 77 ways to help learning and keep ideas flowing. I didn't realise how many of these I use in my everyday life until I saw them all together. [Pic: thanks to Mind Cafe.]

Here are my favourites:

Write, don’t type. While typing your notes into the computer is great for posterity, writing by hand stimulates ideas. The simple act of holding and using a pen or pencil massages acupuncture points in the hand, which in turn stimulates ideas.

Sleep on it. Dr. Maxwell Maltz wrote about in his book Psycho-Cybernetics about a man who was was paid good money to come up with ideas. He would lock his office door, close the blinds, turn off the lights. He’d focus on the problem at hand, then take a short nap on a couch. When he awoke, he usually had the problem solved.

Give yourself credit. Ideas are actually a dime a dozen. If you learn to focus your mind on what results you want to achieve, you’ll recognize the good ideas. Your mind will become a filter for them, which will motivate you to learn more.

MsB: I find Dragon Dictate great for 'speaking up' written notes quickly. Typing is slow and wrecks your hands long term.

Laugh. Laughing relaxes the body. A relaxed body is more receptive to new ideas.

Party before an exam."

I am sure that's why I passed my English 'A' Level...