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Learn to learn. Step 1: learn self-hypnosis. You brain is the most sophisticated information processor in the known universe but it doesn't come with a manual
by carapace 6y ago
Learn to learn. Step 1: learn self-hypnosis.
You brain is the most sophisticated information processor in the known universe but it doesn't come with a manual. Some manuals have been developed and published.
(At one point I was using RSVP (Rapid Serial Visual Presentation) to read 800-1000 words-per-minute (reading faster than my internal voice can speak/think) with comprehension and retention.)
- Konohamaru 6y agoHow does self-hypnosis work/help?
- carapace 6y agoAll by itself it won't really do anything. You combine it with a story to achieve some specific result. One metaphor for trance is that it puts you into a "debug mode" where you can patch your software easily. One concrete technique that I've heard of (but not tried personally) is to go into a trance and practice some skill for many (imaginary) hours. This works to advance in skill without spending the hours in realtime. Once you have general aptitude your ability to learn e.g. martial arts or playing a musical instrument is greatly accelerated. A person I know had learned the Ukulele and someone asked them about playing left-handed (this person is right-handed). He turned the ukulele over, closed his eyes for a few moments, opened them and played left-handed. He remapped the motions during those few seconds and didn't have to practice at all. "Pretty neat." Eh?
- Konohamaru 6y agoIndubitably neat. What are some resources?
- topkai22 6y agoMy college did a school wide seminar on RSVP. I remember we did a before and after reading speed test where the presenter had everyone raise thier hand and then lower it as he read said thier reading speed. I was in one the earlier batches of people to put thier hand down (the slowest readers) After the RSVP training we checked improvement. I was also in the slowest batch. By myself. It turns out that if you have certain underlying learning disabilities then RSVP is ineffective. Huge let down, because I love reading and would love to read substantially faster. Moral of the story- RSVP works for many, does not for a few, but don't get discouraged because I'm still happy and successful in my own terms.
- _curious_ 6y agoYou say "at one point" - why no more?
- carapace 6y agoIt's sounds crazy but I learned everything I needed to know.
- _curious_ 6y ago22 days ago you asked HN how to learn Japanese.
- carapace 6y agoMy recent interest in learning Japanese doesn't contradict the fact that I stopped using RSVP years ago because I didn't need to inhale information that way anymore. FWIW, I may well use RSVP as part of a trance-assisted program of learning Japanese in the future. The simplest method of learning a foreign language is to age-regress to a pre-linguistic age and then grow up again in a community of speakers over a period of a few days. Obviously you want to be selective of the parts of your psyche you regress (so e.g. no one has to change your diapers.) If you can't get a community of speakers willing to help you you can do things like saturate with TV in the language, and then polish up afterwards. Anyhow, even with hypnosis one can't squeeze blood from a stone. That's why I was asking about resources and communities.