The Science of Self

Peter Hollins
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Oct 12, 2023 • 42min

Passive Versus Active Learning And How To Capitalize

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0• According to Dr. John Dunlosky, the most effective active learning strategies are: active recalling, testing and evaluating yourself, reflecting and questioning, repeated exposure, and just in time learning.• Each person needs to determine which approach works best for them based on their preferred method of processing information. In order to learn effectively, it is important to participate in an activity related to what you are trying to learn about rather than passively consuming information. • Many students find that annotating their study materials with highlighter pens or writing in the margins boosts their concentration and learning. You can approach the material critically by reflecting and questioning. Ask yourself: did any parts inspire awe, anger, or confusion? You can also generate a large number of ideas by brainstorming and ideating; they can aid you in generating a large number of ideas in a short amount of time.• Try incorporating game aspects such as point systems, leaderboards, badges, or other game-related elements into "conventional" learning exercises to increase engagement and motivation. Discuss and participate in peer reviews to receive some constructive feedback. You can also hire an expert or a coach to help you break down your learning goals into sizable digestible chunks. Get some hands-on experience (experiential learning) to solidify those concepts.• Take ample breaks in between learning sessions and take your time in learning new concepts. Repetition is key, and you have to consistently interact with information until perfectly understood. Active recall is a technique for memorizing that involves transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory; using flashcards is one approach to practice active recall and spaced repetition. Keep on testing yourself to make sure you understand the information.#ActiveLearning #AlbertBandura #AlexOsborn #Annotating #ArturoMedici #BonwellEison #Brainstorming #Cardozo #Carini #CarnegieMellonUniversitysHumanComputerInteractionInstitute #DeliberatePracticing #DrJohnDunlosky #ExperientialLearning #FeynmanTechnique #Flashcard #Highlighting #HighRetentionActiveLearningMethods #IdeatingBrainstorming #Ideation #MaryWhitonCalkins #ScienceofSelf #PeterHollins #NewtonMG #RussellNewton
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Oct 5, 2023 • 47min

How to Create Your Own Mental Model

Explore the power of mental models in problem-solving, the significance of choosing the right models, and the limitations of expertise. Discover Richard Feynman's use of analogies for scientific communication. Learn about the protégé effect of teaching and effective teaching strategies. Dive into the IRADE method for effective physics education and the benefits of teaching for learning.
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Sep 28, 2023 • 36min

Understanding What You’re Made Of: Self-Questioning

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:10:24 The Miracle Question00:17:55 Part Two delving into the Shadows 00:23:58 Accepting The Shadow 00:31:08 Technique Three ask for FeedbackHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD• Self-therapy is about compassion but also about asking the right questions. The miracle question in particular asks us to imagine that the problem is already solved and to think about what that looks like. This helps us focus on solutions and possibilities. However, it’s important to actually apply these insights and take appropriate action. • Jung said the human “shadow” contains everything we don’t accept in ourselves, but if we are able to tolerate all our emotions, we have a chance at wholeness and integration of all aspects of ourselves. We can pay attention to disproportionate emotional responses, embrace our imperfection, and take feedback on board, all without shame or blame. #CarlJung #DanielleMassiLMFT #MiracleQuestion #Selfquestioning #Selftherapy #Shadow #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #HowtoTherapizeandHealYourself #NickTrenton #
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Sep 21, 2023 • 46min

Create Your Own Personal Syllabus And Reflective Learning

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3KWyCB0• Self-learners are able to proactively create their own personal development curriculum, set their own goals, and determine their own syllabus for improvement—whether that’s personally or professionally.• You need to be clear on your goals, figure out what skills are most urgently needing development, then allow the SMART acronym to help you create a roadmap for the future. Goals should be specific, measurable, achievable, meaningful, and time limited.• Make a list of resources and be clear about your learning style and where you can access learning materials. Then, create a schedule with realistic deadlines and benchmarks to keep you on track. Roping in others can help keep you accountable. Finally, make sure you are spending some time reflecting on your process, making honest adjustments as you go.• Deep work is focused, productive work and is a rare skill in our world of distraction. Focusing without distraction allows us to be more deeply creative and solve problems at a higher level. Deep work takes commitment and discipline. Try to clearly define what deep work looks like for you, how to fit it in, its ratio to shallow work, and how to implement it via consistent ritual and habit. • Deep work needs to be planned for, scheduled, and protected from encroachment. Measure it and adjust accordingly. Understand the amount of deep work you’re aiming for and let nothing interfere with or interrupt it. • Your unique deep-work philosophy will depend on your personality as well as the nature of the task. Whether your approach is monastic, bimodal, rhythmic, or journalistic, take the time to figure out how best to bring more deep work into your own life and commit to it.
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Sep 14, 2023 • 18min

Behavioral Activation

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcastHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD• The behavioral activation theory approaches the problem on the behavioral level, telling us we need to act to feel better instead of waiting until we feel better to act. Monitor your routine, get in touch with your values and goals, then schedule activities that make you feel good, adjust and reappraising as you go.#ActivityMonitoring #ActivityScheduling #BFSkinner #Depression #Lewinsohn #Monitoring #PeterLewinsohn #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #HowtoTherapizeandHealYourself #NickTrenton
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Sep 7, 2023 • 35min

Personal Knowledge Management And The Learning Process

This podcast delves into the concept of personal knowledge management (PKM) and the importance of lifelong learning. It explores the significance of capturing and organizing information, highlighting the Zettelkasten method for note-taking. Emphasizing the power of emotion regulation and goal achievement, it discusses strategies for effective personal knowledge management, such as connecting and reframing notes. It also emphasizes the need for a capture habit to collect and categorize information.
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Aug 31, 2023 • 50min

Live Like a Scientist

Isaac Newton, Pierre Curie, August Kekulé, and Jack Parsons discuss intrinsic motivation, curiosity, and the scientific method. They emphasize the value of personal inspiration, generating burning questions, and staying open-minded. The Feynman Notebook Method is explored as a powerful tool for learning and reflection. Overall, the podcast highlights the importance of thinking like a scientist in various aspects of life.
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Aug 24, 2023 • 20min

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:02:40 Meet Clara.00:04:28 The American Psychological Association (APA) explains that there are three core concepts behind CBT00:05:56 But CBT has also been proven to help when it comes to •Depression •PTSD •Stress management •Self-esteem issues •Eating disorders •Anger management •Chronic Pain 00:07:24 Using CBT and the other techniques we’ll explore, you will learn00:09:19 How to Spot a Cognitive Distortion 00:14:13 Step 2: Appraise 00:15:30 Step 3: Reframe Hear it Here - https://adbl.co/3XaytgD• Many mental health problems come down to a lack of awareness of our own thoughts, feelings, and core beliefs. Being your own therapist requires the willingness to be honest, ask questions, and courageously take action according to the insights you glean.• In CBT, we understand that not all thoughts are for our benefit, and that thoughts, feelings, and actions are all connected. What has been learned can be unlearned, and we can take automatic, negative, unhelpful, and unconscious thoughts and deliberately transform them into conscious, helpful ones that allow us to live the kind of lives we want to live.#Catastrophizing #CBT #Overgeneralization #Personalization #Reframe #Selfesteem #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #HowtoTherapizeandHealYourself #NickTrenton #
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Aug 17, 2023 • 25min

The Sacred, Life-Changing Habit Of Reading

The Science of Self with Peter Hollins- a Newton Media Group production.00:02:54 Take Advantage of Free Time 00:09:26 Organization Is Everything!00:20:11 The app Leave Me Alone00:21:06 LinkedIn Today
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Aug 10, 2023 • 49min

Learning To “See”

Easily listen to The Science of Self in your podcast app of choice at https://bit.ly/ScienceOfSelfPodcast00:02:05 Nobel Prize–winning theoretical physicist Richard Feynman is one of the best-known and most-loved scientists of our time.00:05:22 Think Like a Martian00:12:11 Consider the example of inventor Martin Cooper00:14:42 Feynman’s Advice: Play More!00:24:05 An Unexpected Cure for Burnout00:29:38 The Scientific MethodHear it Here - https://adbl.co/3OsoIY1• Feynman was a brilliant scientist because of how he thought, not what he thought. Whatever your vocation, skill set, expertise, special interest, or personal challenges, your life can be improved by learning to learn.• To see the world anew and without stale old misconceptions, try to look at it as though you were a Martian arriving on Earth for the very first time. What do you see? What would the world look like to you if you had no pre-existing beliefs about it, no biases, no prior understanding to cloud your observations?• Knowing the arbitrary symbols assigned to a thing is not knowing it. Look beyond language. • Relaxation, daydreaming, creativity, and fun are not impediments to serious intellectual activity, but an important part of it. Your mind is naturally curious about the world. Curiosity and playfulness is a big part of how it survives and evolves. Work hard, let go, then work hard again. “Serious play” still requires domain knowledge and is focused and purposeful. Burnout can be helped by this kind of play. • The scientific method is a way to structure our thinking and our approach to observation, gathering data, making predictions and theories, and inching our way closer to truth and understanding using reason and empiricism.• First make a guess about a new law. Then compute the consequences of the guess, then compare the computation results to nature. If the results disagree with nature, then your guess is wrong, if they agree, you have support for your hypothesis. What you want to be true is irrelevant; a scientist asks a question because they want to know the answer, not because they want to confirm what they already believe is true.#Feynman #FeynmansMentalModels #MentalModel #RussellNewton #NewtonMG #PeterHollins #TheScienceofSelf #RichardFeynman’sMentalModels #PeterHollins

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