Learn-To-Learn

We have choice about the identity we live from. If we view ourselves as small, we get small results. How do we move into living from a large presence?

Just as consistent workouts strengthen physical muscles, regular engagement with educational opportunities enhances our capacity to learn. However, societal messages often discourage this mindset, leading many to abandon their potential. Drawing parallels between the gym and the classroom, we encourages you to embrace the transformative power of continuous learning and self-improvement. Join us as we unravel the myth of fixed learning. 

We have to consistently apply ourselves to get the outcomes that we so want. How do we develop that consistency? Dive in with us and explore how to make consistency dynamic.

When we have a vision that always extends beyond where we are, we are hugely drawn into that future. This is an essential component that we need to move ourselves forward.

In this episode, we delve into the profound significance of imagination and its transformative potential in our lives. Discover how imagination can either confine us or liberate us and explore practical strategies for nurturing and expanding this vital tool. Drawing insights from the immersive world of children's imaginative play, we uncover the key to unlocking new neural pathways and enhancing cognitive flexibility. Join us as we navigate through the distractions of modern technology and reclaim the lost art of active imagination, empowering ourselves to cultivate creativity and innovation in every aspect of our lives.

What do we need to do to be able to persevere. We know that if we can just stick to what we're doing, our chances of success in learning and life become so much greater.

In this micro-series episode, we explore the transformative potential of imagination through a real-life example of an athlete striving for Olympic success. By guiding them through a vivid imaginative exercise, envisioning themselves winning the gold medal, their performance drastically improved, leading to Olympic qualification. This powerful demonstration highlights how our imaginative experiences can shape our reality and self-perception. By shifting our mindset and assumptions through imagination, we can overcome challenges and unlock our full potential in various aspects of life, from athletics to academic endeavors. Join us as we delve into the profound impact of harnessing imagination for achieving success and personal growth.

Discovering what we are fundamentally passionate about is a key to developing tenacity. The more we recognize what drives us, the more we unleash that, the more likely we are to succeed.

This micro-series episode explores how our imagination shapes our experiences, particularly in social interactions. Whether meeting a friend, colleague, or stranger, our preconceived notions and anticipations heavily influence the outcome. The power of imagination is always at play, setting the stage for either positive or negative experiences. We discuss how the imagination can either liberate us from constraints or further entrench us within them, depending on how we engage with it. Understanding and harnessing the power of imagination becomes crucial in navigating various social situations effectively. Join us as we delve into the intricacies of imagination's role in shaping our interactions and experiences.

Like working out at the gym, the secret to success in learning or anywhere in life is being tenacious. But how do we develop that?

Developing clear thinking is one of the most important outcomes of school and most of the learning that we engage in. How do we achieve clearer thinking more easily?

In this micro-series episode, we explore how our imagination influences our perception and experience, even in seemingly mundane situations like a math class. Our interpretation of concepts like addition and our self-concept as math learners is rooted in imagination. Through examples, we learn how to shift our mindset from negative to positive by harnessing the power of imagination. By understanding the role of imagination in shaping our experiences, we gain greater control over our perceptions and increase our chances of success. Join us as we unravel the intricate connection between imagination, perception, and achievement.

These days, many of us have heard something about the importance of dopamine in our brain. We explore with you here, simple but powerful ways to trigger the dopamine we need to get to the outcomes we so want.

In this micro-series episode, we delve into the profound role imagination plays in shaping our lived experiences. Whether envisioning a trip to the beach or any other scenario, our minds construct vivid images laden with emotions and meanings. These mental simulations influence our responses and motivations, guiding our actions and decisions. Through our imagination, we interpret and imbue significance into our encounters, ultimately shaping our subjective realities. Join us as we explore the intricate interplay between imagination, perception, and experience, revealing the profound impact of our inner worlds on our outer lives.

Yes, we can actually train our brain to produce more success in so many areas of our lives. How do we do it? Listen up...

In this micro-series episode, we challenge the negative perception surrounding imagination. From a young age, we're often urged to stifle our daydreams and focus on reality. However, dismissing imagination as a mere distraction overlooks its immense potential. While grounding children is important for practical tasks, there's a loss in the widespread suppression of imagination. Rather than viewing imagination and willpower as opposing forces, we discover how they can harmonize to enrich our lives. Join us as we uncover the untapped potential of our imagination and its role in shaping our reality.

Straight out of the research, we learn how important it is to pause in the midst of our day for just minutes in a way that let's just get so much more out of what we're doing. Such a small thing for such big results.

While imagination is often thought of as a negative or a distraction, we explain the power and importance of not only allowing yourself to use your imagination, but to actually foster its development. We go much more in-depth into how to develop your imagination in our full 3-part episodes, “Your Imagination is Transformational.”

So many of us think we can outrun our need for sleep. Or we assume that we're getting enough and suffer because of it. How do we get deeper sleep and enough of it? With a little understanding, we can get so much more out of our sleep and out of our lives.

Learning to manage our time effectively is essential to doing well in school, our work and the whole of our lives. Good time management skills is one of the top predictors of success. Here we explore those tools and make sure that we have the know how that we need to use our time to our advantage.

In this micro-series episode, we explore the incredible magnitude of daily decisions we make and why they matter more than we think. Join us as we uncover the profound impact of these seemingly small choices on our lives and our learning and how they shape our futures. We go much more in-depth into this topic in our full episode (“Podcast #40 - How Decisions Rule Our Lives”). 

For some of us, our won't power and our I can't power is what we try and live our lives on. Our willpower when aligned with what we want lights up our lives.

Active learning is an incredibly powerful tool that can help us develop empathy and so much more. In this micro-series episode, we explain the benefits of active listening. In our full episode (“Podcast #57 – Become a Powerful Listener”) we talk in more depth about how to develop those listening skills. 

The meaning that we derive from what we do is all important. Whether it's in our studies or in our work, a life without meaning is empty. How do we build meaning into our lives?

In this micro-series episode, we walk through an example of working through negative beliefs. These can hold us back from our full potential and have a strong impact on our perceived self-ability to succeed in life. You can listen to the full interview in podcasts #60 and #61 where we help Jessie work through some limiting beliefs. 

We're told all kinds of things about what it takes to develop useful habits. Yes, habits can be very helpful if we set them up correctly. Contrary to popular opinion, there are ways to easily develop the habits that we need to succeed.

There's so many ways to get stuck on our way to the outcomes we want. We lead you through ways here to get unstuck and to get the results that you want. This will help.

It is important to give your body and your brain the best-quality fuel if you want to see the best performance. We explain why this is important in this micro-series episode and provide a much more detailed discussion in our full episode, “Podcast #64 - Amplify Memory to be Better at Learning and at Life.”

As we develop our ability to better visualize, everything lights up for us. We're better able to learn. We're better able to live passionately the life we want.

When you’re studying, it might seem like the way to learn best is to study straight through without any breaks so you have more time with the material. In this micro-series episode, we propose an alternative way of studying that has been shown to increase your ability to retain information. 

Too often we've shut down in some way. As we open back up to learning and engaging, are intelligence actually increases. Here's how to do it.

While we might not think of distractions as significant hindrances to our learning, they have a massive impact on our ability to actively listen and absorb the information given to us. In this micro-series episode, we address why this is important to recognize and find ways to improve when you’re in the classroom.

Feeling stuck? Here are the perspectives and the actions needed to move forward in a more satisfying way.

Why do we need to actively engage with the material we’re trying to learn? In this micro-series episode, we look at why engaging actively as you learn is important rather than passively skimming through material. We also provide strategies on how to actively go through the material to enhance your learning and memory.

The title says it all. Find the meaning in what you're learning, and what you're doing and we come so much more alive. Here's exactly how to do that.

Humans are fundamentally meaning makers. When anything significant happens, we give it meaning and then we live from within the cage of meaning that we created. We can do a much better job of this and here's how.

In this micro-series episode, we explain why connecting the material we learn to its application in the future is important and how doing so will improve our memory.

As we find a clear sense of purpose it's like shifting up to the next higher gear. If you need more passion and what you're doing, this is a sure fire way to get it.

Many of us have sat in classes that seem dull or boring. We have no motivation to pay attention and engage with the material. In this micro-series episode, we talk about the importance of finding the proper motivation to engage with all classes, even when they seem dull, and how to find that motivation.

Discovering and clarifying your purpose and learning and life can be fun. Break out of our ruts by exploring the possibilities that life has to offer.

What if there was a way to become even better and more successful at what you're already doing and with your learning. In this podcast we cover the how-to's of getting exactly those even better outcomes.

Whether we believe we’re stupid or smart will dictate how we behave. Oftentimes, we have beliefs that tell us we’re stupid, and so we believe that, and we see that play out in our lives. But we can change those incorrect beliefs. In this micro-series episode, we share the story of a student we worked with as a powerful example of what can happen when you change your beliefs.

By knowing and aligning your values you set your purpose on fire. Do this and you can make a giant leap forward.

In this micro-series episode, we address the two types of listening that we engage in and why they’re different. In our full episode on listening (“Podcast #57 - Become A Powerful Listener”), we talk about ways to improve both types of listening. 

Responding to popular requests, we start a four-part series on how to find your purpose. You don't want to miss out on this one.

Developing our purpose for learning something, understanding something, being better at something is the fire that ignites our passion. Without this little happens. With it there's little that we can't do. Learn how to activate that purpose with us.

In this micro-series episode, we highlight a key clip from Jessie, a student who used the Learn-to-Learn podcast to improve her test-taking ability for finals. Through the tools we provide in the podcast, she was able to do better than she thought she would on her exams. For the full interview, listen to podcasts #60 and #61. 

Professor Feynman was one of the greatest physicists of the last century. We explore here together his breakthrough technique that led him to his insights. Now you can do the same.

The brain naturally forgets things quite easily and rapidly. In this micro-series episode, we talk about how often the brain forgets new information. In our full episode related to memory (“Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life”), we cover strategies to change the brain’s pattern to make it better at remembering information for longer.

Yes, we need to be able to delve deeply into something to understand it. We also need to be able to step back to be able to see the greater context and the greater dimension of insight that that brings. Here's how.

We’re bring back another popular podcast for a Bonus Repost!

The story that we tell ourselves about who we are and what has happened in our life has a huge impact on what happens in our life today. We explore here how to rewrite that life script and then how to get a different result today. This is easy and well worth doing.

All of us know the feeling of forgetting where we placed our keys or, even worse, forgetting something on a test or some other piece of important information. That’s actually natural and something our brain does automatically if we don’t properly store information. In this micro-series episode, we discuss the differences between short and long-term memory, and in our full episode related to memory (“Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life”), we talk about how you can develop your memory to properly store information as you’re learning. 

So often we're told that if we want to succeed we just have to work harder and harder. We also need to develop and utilize our capacity to recover. This is one of those magic keys.

For us, understanding the challenges of learning is fundamental to helping students and lifelong learners better engage with their world. In this micro-series episode, we explain a bit about why we feel the need to explore and better understand these challenges, as well as explain why many of us have internalized and experience challenges with learning to begin with.

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

If we can only see one perspective on something it is though we live in a one-dimensional world. If we want our world to come alive, if we want to live in a three or four dimensional world, we have to learn how to have a multitude of perspectives. Find out how to enrich your world!

Active listening is an incredible way to engage in active learning. When we’re actively trying to engage with the material, it helps us to pay attention, enjoy our time more fully, and make connections from the topic to our world. In this micro-series episode, we explore some of what it means to actively listen and how that can help us. To hear more about learning and listening, take a look at our full episode titled “Become a Powerful Listener.”

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

Attention is our number one superpower. To be able to do anything else, to be able to remember something, to be able to visualize something, to be able to accomplish something, we first have to be able to pay attention. How do we do this better? Join us and we'll explore that together.

A student we interviewed explains how finding her ‘why,’ her drive and motivation for doing what she’s doing, impacted her ability to succeed in school and on her tests. You can listen to the full interview about her experience with the Learn-To-Learn Podcast in the episode titled “An Interview with Jessie Who Used Our System.”

Without memory, there is no learning. With memory anything is possible. Hear the tips you need.

In this micro-series episode, we explore the questions relevant to why our memory is related to and important for learning. We answer these questions in our full episode about memory, titled “Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life.”

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

You know this is what you've been looking for. Jump on this podcast with us and find out just how easy you can make it.

Depending on what we’re trying to learn, we may need to rely more heavily on different senses. In our episode “Become a Powerful Listener,” we explore how learning is particularly impacted by listening, and we talk about that briefly in this micro-series episode.

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

Our perspective is one of the most powerful attributes that any of us have and yet most of us don't know how to use this attribute. Here are the answers you need.

When faced with challenges in life or in our learning, we all must decide to either give up or overcome that challenge. We explain in this micro-series episode why it’s important to work towards overcoming those obstacles to engage more fully with our world and to be more successful in school or anything else we’re trying to accomplish.

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

By this time we all know how important visualization is. Is there a way to take it further and make it even more effective?

In this clip from an interview we did with a student (listen to the full interview in our episode, “An Interview with Jessie Who Used Our System”), Jessie explains how the Learn-To-Learn Podcast was able to help her develop a deeper sense of motivation for her finals. The specific episode she mentions is called “Motivation for Success,” but we also have other episodes that touch on motivation if you search on our website.

If we don't aim high, we don't exceed. This is the podcast for those of you that want more and want to know how to get there now. Get on board.

There are many things in our life that we can’t control, however much we may want to. What we can control, however, is our attitude. How we direct and where we place our attitude is crucial for our ability to stay focused on our goals and to be successful in many areas of our lives. We touch more on this briefly in our episode titled “Amplify Memory to Be Better at Learning and at Life,” and we have a few other full episodes dedicated to exploring attitudes about learning.

Metacognition is how we think about thinking. This gives us the insights to past hour performing now and to reach so much further. This is fundamental to learning how to learn.

Discover the essence of pattern recognition in just minutes. Our micro-series episode explores how our brains decipher patterns in the world. Tune in to unravel the cognitive magic behind everyday perceptions and learn even more in our full episode, “Pattern Recognition Is At The Root of Intelligence - Part 1.”

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

All of us get stuck at times. When we do, we're often without the resources to figure out how to get out of it. This podcast gives us those answers that we need to free ourselves once again.

Many people find school to be boring, uninteresting, and uninspiring. As a result, it can be difficult to find meaning and motivation to study and learn. In this micro-episode we talk about why it’s important to develop a greater sense of meaning for learning beyond school, and we go much further into this in our full episode: “Meaning Makes Learning Like Magic.”

The root of discipline is not enforcing ourselves to do things but using our imagination to hold our goals clearly in front of us so that we know exactly where we're going and how to get there. Outer success is a result of using our imagination well. It's easier than you might think.

As we explain more deeply in our full episode “Long Term Goals Versus Short Term Goals,” it is absolutely crucial to have both. In this micro-series episode, we give an example of why both are so important.

To get real success we have to make the best decisions. Most of us don't know the strategies to use in ourselves to make the best decisions. We delve into how the best decision makers make those great decisions. You can learn to do the same.

Note-taking can be a way to do well on a test or get an attaboy from your professor, but it can do so much more. Developing the proper attitude around note-taking and learning how to approach it properly can help you gain a deeper, more profound learning experience. This can impact your life in school, in the board room, anywhere you take notes. We dive much deeper into this in our full podcast episode, “Note Taking Develops Intelligence.” 

One of the easier ways to experience happiness is to be successful in our learning and in our living. That requires thinking clearly so that we get our outcomes. Dive into this podcast with us and get more of the happiness that you want.

In the second part of this micro-series episode, we expand upon an example of how our self-concept impacts our ability to be popular. In our full episode titled “Learn to Be More Popular” we go much deeper into how being popular can impact our ability to learn and be successful.

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

So much of our unhappiness comes because our thinking has been unclear and results in our learning and our living being distorted. Let's learn together to think more clearly and get more of the outcomes that we want.

In the first part of this micro-series episode, we give an example of how our self-concept impacts our ability to be popular. In our full episode titled “Learn to Be More Popular” we go much deeper into how being popular can impact our ability to learn and be successful. 

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

Too often, sometimes without even knowing it, we put limits on ourselves that are unnecessary. We jammed the brakes on and wonder why we're stopped. Explore with this how to go beyond those limits and create the learning and the life that we want.

In the previous micro-series episode, we talked about why it’s important to recognize the massive impact that our attitudes have on our life. We go further in this episode to share an illustrative example of how this works.

What does it take to be more successful in our lives. We explore here how to recognize how we limit ourselves and how to go beyond that. We show you how to set yourself up for the success that you've been wanting.

Attitude impacts every aspect of our life, whether we recognize it or not. In this micro-series episode we talk about why it’s important to recognize this and how it can impact our success moving forward. Our full episode, “Attitudes to Make Learning Easy” explores ways to change our attitudes in a way that will benefit us and make learning easier.

Our brain believes in everything that we tell it. Self talk, when we do it badly, is like jamming on the brakes. When we do it well it is like having full access to our accelerator. Change your self-talk and free yourself.

How do we use short, medium, and long-term goals to best manage our time? In this micro-series episode we briefly touch on why these are important. We go much further into how to manage time and how to utilize goals to that effect in our full episode, “Get Time On Your Side.”

We all know that we're the only ones that hold ourselves back ultimately. Here we delve into how we limit ourselves and how to free ourselves. Our success is in our own hands.

In this micro-series episode, we talk about a time where the techniques we cover in our full episode–“You Can Overcome Stagefright and Performance Anxiety”–helped a group overcome their performance anxiety. 

Einstein was able to change the world because of his capacity to recognize patterns and use that to predict and understand how the world works. When we ratchet up our own capacity to recognize patterns we become more successful in every area of our life.

How can managing time well impact our success in school and in life? What happens when we can’t manage our time well? We touch on these questions briefly in this micro-series episode and go into much more depth in our full episode, “Get Time On Your Side.”

If this is interesting and helpful to you, we dive much deeper into this and so many other topics in our full podcast, which you can find here: http://howyoulearn.org/

Our ability to recognize patterns and act on those recognitions is essential for us to operate at the highest levels anywhere in our life. This let's us at the simplest levels engage with our environment, makes sense of our world and envision and create a future. Understanding pattern recognition and how to enhance is essential in every area of our life.

What is the difference between how a child engages with the world, the joy they get from learning and being curious, and how we often engage with the world now? We usually stop engaging from a place of curiosity, but that drive doesn’t go away deep down. We believe that learning and being curious are innate qualities of humans, and we just have to remember and unlock that instinctual drive to be curious. 

If you want to have better connections to other people, if you want to be more popular or if you want to be more engaged with other people, this is the podcast for you. Charisma is not something that people are mysteriously born with. It is actually something that can be learned and that affects everything in our life.

So often, we have a fear of failure that keeps us from reaching our goals or even allowing ourselves to imagine big goals for our future. If the idea of “failure” doesn’t exist, what are we afraid of? In this micro-series episode, we look at how we imagine the idea of failure and what that causes us to feel. In our episode “Failure Doesn’t Exist,” we go even further to explain how to overcome the fear of failure and set yourself up for the dynamic, successful life that you want.

One of the most powerful ways that we humans learn, whether in school, in relationship or in the workplace is through the role models that we have. If you're wanting to learn how to change the role models that we've internalized or find better role models for better success, you've come to the right place. Internalize better role models and get a better life.

What does shame feel like? Or entitlement? These are two big issues that can impact learning. Let’s take a look at what these feelings look like and how they influence our ability to learn and be successful. We cover strategies on how to mitigate shame and entitlement to be more successful and engage more fully with life in our full podcast, “Trapped by Shame and Entitlement.”

The story that we tell ourselves about who we are and what has happened in our life has a huge impact on what happens in our life today. We explore here how to rewrite that life script and then how to get a different result today. This is easy and well worth doing.

A lot of people we’ve worked with struggle to get out of bed or get started in the morning – the day just seems to drag by, and it’s hard to get going. There are many ways to address this. In this micro-series episode, we touch on just one simple way. We go much further into this strategy and cover a number of others in our full episode, “Start Your Day Right.”

Today we’re doing something a little different and reposting our most popular and highly requested podcast; “Overcoming Overwhelm in Our Learning and Our Lives”.

Feeling overwhelmed too often stops us from getting done what we need to in our lives. It very often stops students from getting their assignments done and doing well on tests. We share here very specific methods for eliminating that experience of being overwhelmed.