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Learning How To Learn
Basis Learning Skills for learning anything:

 

I.Big Picture of multi-dimensional universe 

A.Awareness of vastness and variety of universe 

B.Acceptance that there is a lot to learn 

C.Openness to new ideas, skills, concepts, and challenges 

II.Flexibility to deal with change 

A.Confidence to hang onto presently held strengths 

B.Allowing modifications to self by new ideas 

C.Embracing the loss of personal comfort zone 

III.Setting Goals 

A.Organizing goals into short, medium, and long term goals 

B.Fostering the desire for self-improvement and change 

C.Patience to stay in problem solving mode as necessary 

IV.Skill development mode 

A.Slow motion rehearsal of skill including mental imagery 

B.Fastest possible perfect speed 

C.Any errors require slowing or returning to problem solving mode 

D.Continue repetition and review until “easy-automatic” is reached 

V.Retain the Big Picture 

A.Return to original mental imagery of desired change 

B.Evaluate the new skill with the original goal 

C.Set new goals based on that evaluation 

Conclusion:Enjoy the “training effect” of change outside your “comfort zone” to keep learning, growing, being challenged, and truly alive for the rest of your life. 

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