Week 1 Flashcards
(44 cards)
What does a pingball machine represent?
A thought. The your thought is the ball
What does it mean when there is a path line in that pingball machine
It’s like a thought you’re familiar with. If the. All goes through that path then you probably be able to understand it
What does focused mode mean with the pinball machine analogy?
When the thought ball comes in bouncing around in tight spaces in the pinball and if there is a path you will understand better
How does the diffused mode relate to the pinball analogy?
When the ball comes the spots in the pinball are all spread out
Can you be in diffuse mode and focused mode at the same time?
Naw
How did Dali make his surreal paintings?
He will sit back in his chair with a key in his hand. He will try and fall asleep and as soon as the key drops, it will wake him up and he uses the new connections he made in the diffuse mode into the focus mode
What do you need to learn stuff in relation to the two learning modes?
Your mind needs to be able to jump in focused and diffused mode
What did Thomas Edison do to get his ideas?
He will sit back, relax, holding ball bearings while his mind roamed free then when ithe ball beating drops he will go back to being focused
Is it good to focus hard on session when learning something?
No it’s not, it can be the worst approach possible . Learning takes time
How do you gain neuro structure?
you need to do a little work every day, gradually allowing your muscles to grow. gradually allowing yourself to grow a neuro-scaffold to hang your thinking on, a little bit every day and that’s the trick.
What part of the brain in related to pain?
Insular Cortex

What is going on with our brain when we look at something we don’t want to?
It activates the insular cortex
How do you procrastinate?
You first have an unhappy feeling about something, then you funnel your attention into another task, then you feel happy (temporarily )
how long can anybody focus?
25 mins
what is the pomodoro technique?
you set the time for 25 mins after that, few minutes of web surfing, a cup of coffee, or a bite of chocolate, even just stretching or chatting mindlessly, allowing your brain to enjoyably change its focus for a while.
why is the word cow easier to connect with things?
it can relate to an actual thing.. which is a cow
why are the words love, zest and hope easier to learn
it’s because they are relate to feels?
how do neurons link together?
they are linked together through repeated use

what should you do to learn abstract things?
you gotta practice more to bring those ideas into life
what should you do when you are learning?
focus hard on it intently then take a break or change your focus so diffuse mode can take a chance work in the background so you can have a conceptual understanding
why should you learn a little every day instead of all at once
so your neural mortar has a chance to dry, other wise it will look the mortar will not dry and your wall will fall.

what is working memory?
is the part of memory that has to do with what you’re immediately and consciously processing in your mind.
which part of your brain is working memory associated to?
centered out of the prefrontal
why would I find my self repeating phone numbers
Repetition’s needed so that your metabolic vampires, that is, natural dissipating processes, don’t suck those memories away.








