The 3 Most Effective Note-Taking Strategies

The 3 Most Effective Note-Taking Strategies

What are the most effective note-taking strategies? How can these strategies help you remember things better? The three most effective note-taking strategies are clarifying your learning goals before starting, creating multisensory associations with the material, and actively engaging with the content by taking notes about your original notes. These strategies can help you retain more information while you’re studying. Continue reading to discover how to use these effective note-taking strategies to improve your learning skills.

The 2 Most Important Law of Attraction Principles

The 2 Most Important Law of Attraction Principles

What are the Law of Attraction principles? How does the Law of Attraction dictate your future? Many people are familiar with the Law of Attraction as a spiritual or faith-based concept, but Tara Swart explains that there are actually neurological reasons why this law works. We’ll highlight two of the most important Law of Attraction principles. Let’s look at which principle is considered most vital for neurological purposes.

How You Were Raised Impacts How You Raise Your Children

How You Were Raised Impacts How You Raise Your Children

When you’re parenting your child, do you sometimes feel like you’re reliving moments from your own childhood? Do you want to mirror—or reject—the way your parents raised you? For good or for bad, how you were raised impacts your parenting. You’re likely to project and pass along emotions associated with your upbringing. Philippa Perry explains that it’s important for you to put emotions where they belong and break any harmful cycles in your family. Read more to understand how your upbringing affects your parenting.

Emotional Agility by Susan David: Book Overview & Takeaways

Emotional Agility by Susan David: Book Overview & Takeaways

Do you tend to bottle emotions or brood in them? Do you believe narratives that simply aren’t true? Susan David’s Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life explains that most people react instinctively to the way they perceive events. And, these perceptions are based on emotional, often-untrue narratives explaining why those events took place. Continue reading for an overview of this book that can help you get unstuck and move on in life.

False Narratives: When Your Brain Misinterprets Sensory Data

False Narratives: When Your Brain Misinterprets Sensory Data

Are your emotions accurately informed? Are you viewing reality through the faulty lens of a false narrative? Our brains create narratives from sensory inputs to help us understand the world around us. But, sometimes our brains misread sensory information and create false narratives. Clinical psychologist Susan David explains how these narratives mess with our view of reality. Keep reading to understand how false narratives are created and how they control us.

The 4 Best Multisensory Learning Techniques for Memory

The 4 Best Multisensory Learning Techniques for Memory

Does multisensory learning work? What techniques can you use to solidify memories using your senses? Multisensory learning works by tying new memories to existing webs of association. By incorporating multiple senses into your learning practice, you can create stronger networks of association and remember things more clearly. Continue reading to learn the four best techniques for multisensory learning.

How to Bond With Your Child: 4 Ways to Build a Relationship

How to Bond With Your Child: 4 Ways to Build a Relationship

Are you merely managing your child, or are you deeply bonding with them? How can you build a lifelong connection? The parent-child relationship is a unique and special one. It goes through rapid and significant changes over the years. Being close to your child helps you raise them (because they trust you more), and it adds joy to both your lives—even when they’re grown. Read more to learn how to bond with your child and build a beautiful relationship that will last.

The Science Behind Motivation: What Gives You Drive?

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What’s the science behind motivation? Where does motivation come from? According to The Source by Tara Swart, motivation is closely tied to emotional intelligence. Motivation helps drive us forward when things get difficult, so learning to tap into it will ensure that you’ll have the resilience to keep progressing no matter what challenges you face. Check out how science explains motivation.

Bottling Emotions Will Only Lead to an Explosion: Let Them Out

Bottling Emotions Will Only Lead to an Explosion: Let Them Out

Are you a bottler? Do you tend to hide your emotions away and pretend they’re not there? It’s only natural to want to avoid feeling negative emotions. The problem is that ignoring them doesn’t make them go away; it only allows them to pile up until they can’t be contained any longer. In Emotional Agility, clinical psychologist and management consultant Susan David discusses the problems associated with bottling emotions. Read more to understand how bottled emotions are a ticking time bomb.