5. Create mental associations.
5. 創(chuàng)造精神聯(lián)系

You can shorten your learning time by creating mental associations to link what you already know to new information. Techniques such as using a familiar acronym or rhyme to help you remember different types of marketing sequences, using favorite colors to help you remember algorithms or visualizing something interesting about a client to help you remember their name are all ways for you to create mental associations.
你可以通過創(chuàng)造精神聯(lián)系來縮短自己的學(xué)習(xí)時間，把已知的信息與新信息相連。使用熟悉的縮寫或規(guī)律來幫助自己記憶不同類型的營銷序列，用你最喜歡的顏色記憶算法，或者把關(guān)于客戶的一些有趣的東西可視化，幫助自己記住他們的名字，這些技巧都是在創(chuàng)造精神聯(lián)系。

The more mental association techniques you know how to employ, the easier it will be for you to increase your learning speed.
你懂得的精神聯(lián)系技巧越多，提高自己的學(xué)習(xí)速度就會越輕松。

6. Exercise your brain.
6. 鍛煉你的大腦

A brain is just like any muscle in your body -- the more you exercise it, the more effective it becomes. Try learning something new, set yourself a new challenge or use fun resources like BrainHQ and Lumosity to increase your attention, memory, cognitive abilities and brain speed. The more you train and exercise your brain, the faster your learning will be.
大腦就像你身體中的其他肌肉一樣，你越是鍛煉它，它就越是有效。嘗試學(xué)習(xí)一些新東西，給自己建立新的挑戰(zhàn)或是用一些有趣的資源，像是BrainHQ和Lumosity來提高你的注意力、記憶力、認知能力和大腦反應(yīng)速度。你進行的腦訓(xùn)練越多，你就會學(xué)的越快。

7. Listen to alpha state-inducing music.
7. 聆聽保持最佳狀態(tài)的音樂

We have four major types of brainwave patterns: alpha, beta, theta and delta. Out of these, the alpha state (approximately eight to 13 Hz) is where our concentration is best and peak learning is easily achieved.
我們的腦電波模式分為四大類：α，β，θ和δ。在這些模式中，α狀態(tài)（大約8到13赫茲之間）是我們精力最為集中、最容易達到學(xué)習(xí)峰值的狀態(tài)。

You can help your brain to enter into the alpha state by listening to music with a beat of eight to 13 Hz (such as baroque music) while you are learning. Even if you don’t like baroque music, you can use other types of music with similar beats. Try to avoid music with singing as lyrics can be distracting.
你可以通過在學(xué)習(xí)時聽一些拍子在8到13赫茲的音樂（如巴洛克音樂）來幫助自己的大腦進入α狀態(tài)。即使你不喜歡巴洛克音樂，也可以用其他類型相似節(jié)拍的音樂。盡量避免有歌詞的音樂，它們會分散注意力。

8. Modified practice after six hours.
8. 6小時后進行修正訓(xùn)練

Malcolm Gladwell first popularized the concept of deliberate practice in his book "Outliers: The Story of Success." Deliberate practice is practicing with intentional focus on skill improvement and focusing on growing out of one’s comfort zone. In his book, Gladwell uses the concept of deliberate practice to explain why some athletes and musicians improve so much faster than others.
馬爾科姆·格拉德威爾在他的書籍《出類拔萃的人：成功的故事》中首度推廣了刻意練習(xí)的概念。刻意練習(xí)是指專注于技能的提高以及走出舒適區(qū)。在他的書中，格拉德威爾通過刻意練習(xí)的概念來解釋為什么有些運動員和音樂家會比其他人提高的更快。

More recent research has found that by modifying your practice slightly, you increase your learning speed, especially if you are trying to learn motor skills. This is because the process of modifying your practice supports brain reconsolidation where existing memories are strengthened with new knowledge. The ideal time to do your modified practice is six hours after your first practice as the brain takes about six hours to do its reconsolidation work.
最近的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，通過輕微的修正練習(xí)，你可以提高自己的學(xué)習(xí)速度，尤其是如果你想學(xué)習(xí)運動技巧。這是因為修正練習(xí)的過程會幫助大腦鞏固現(xiàn)有記憶，并強化新知識。修正練習(xí)的理想時間是第一次練習(xí)的6小時之后，因為大腦要花大約6個小時去進行鞏固。

9. Get hands-on experience.
9. 獲得實踐經(jīng)驗

Nothing beats learning like actual hands-on experience. Textbook knowledge transforms into something much more useful when we can combine it with practical knowledge.
沒有什么比實際動手學(xué)的更好。書本知識與實踐知識相結(jié)合時，可以轉(zhuǎn)化成更有用的東西。

For example, you can read as much as you want about share investing but until you actually buy your first shares of stock, you won’t understand what the process actually entails and what it is like to put real money on the line.
例如，你可以讀盡可能多的股票投資，但直到你真的買第一支股票之前，你不會明白這個過程實際上到底需要什么，以及把錢放在風(fēng)險之中是什么樣的感覺。

Another alternative is to fully immerse yourself in the experience of learning. For example, if you were trying to learn Spanish, spend a few months living in Mexico and don’t allow yourself to use any English while you are there. You will pick up the language a lot quicker than using audiobooks and textbooks.
另一個選擇是把自己充分沉浸在學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗中。比如，如果你想學(xué)西班牙語，那就在墨西哥住幾個月，并且不讓自己用英語。你會比使用有聲讀物和教材更快地學(xué)會這門語言。

10. Teach someone else what you are learning.
10. 把自己所學(xué)教給其他人

When you teach someone else what you are learning, you retain approximately 90 percent of what you have just learned, especially if you do this immediately after learning it yourself.
當(dāng)你把自己所學(xué)教給別人，你會記住大約90%所學(xué)到的知識，尤其是學(xué)完之后立刻這么做。

By sharing your knowledge with someone else, not only are you helping someone else but you will also discover quickly how well you know your subject and discover any gaps.
通過把自己的知識分享給別人，你不但幫助了其他人，同時也發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己對學(xué)科的掌握程度，以及差距在哪里。

Build these ten habits into your learning and you will be amazed how quickly your learning speed will increase.
在學(xué)習(xí)中建立這十個習(xí)慣，你會驚訝于自己的學(xué)習(xí)速度會有如此快速的提高。

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