Tag Archives: Brain Rules

Multitasking Myth, we are good jugglers

Whilst we know that our learners can absorb information on many levels simultaneously and our experience confirms that sensory rich environments deepen understanding and increase retention... it is also true that they can only pay attention to one thing at a time. In this post, Ally shares a great 2 minute video from Fast Company that illustrates this very well and offers a good, solid tip to increase productivity.
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Curiosity creates new brain cells

Several years ago, Bob Pike suggested, in his book, "Creative Training Techniques", that: Adults are just babies in big bodies - they learn in the same way! Recently, John Medina (pictured above) extended this idea by suggesting that our natural curiosity and need to explore is as relevant to adult neural development as it is for children. Babies [...]
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