http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226 Dave Ferguson's interests, ideas, notions, tangents Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226/comment-page-1#comment-9574 Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:59:52 +0000 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226#comment-9574 [...] But there’s a big difference between doing several things and getting several things done.  Our brains aren’t really good at doing two things at once if they both involve focused attention. John Medina describes the process in chapter four of Brain Rules: [...] [...] But there’s a big difference between doing several things and getting several things done.  Our brains aren’t really good at doing two things at once if they both involve focused attention. John Medina describes the process in chapter four of Brain Rules: [...]

]]> http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226/comment-page-1#comment-8847 Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » The hmmmm of lifelong learning Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:58:15 +0000 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226#comment-8847 [...] this final post based on John Medina’s Brain Rules, I’m looking at Rule 12. That says, “We are powerful and natural explorers.” What [...] [...] this final post based on John Medina’s Brain Rules, I’m looking at Rule 12. That says, “We are powerful and natural explorers.” What [...]

]]> http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226/comment-page-1#comment-8742 Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Learning makes sense, sense makes learning Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:29:31 +0000 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226#comment-8742 [...] this second-to-last post about John Medina’s Brain Rules, I’m looked at rule 9, “Stimulate more of the [...] [...] this second-to-last post about John Medina’s Brain Rules, I’m looked at rule 9, “Stimulate more of the [...]

]]> http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226/comment-page-1#comment-8562 Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Stressed out of your mind Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:57:20 +0000 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226#comment-8562 [...] rule 8 from John Medina says, “Stressed brains don’t learn the same way.” What he means, unsurprisingly, [...] [...] rule 8 from John Medina says, “Stressed brains don’t learn the same way.” What he means, unsurprisingly, [...]

]]> http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226/comment-page-1#comment-8525 Dave’s Whiteboard » Blog Archive » Sleep: the rest of your brain Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:48:38 +0000 http://www.daveswhiteboard.com/archives/226#comment-8525 [...] rule 7 from John Medina is “sleep well, think well.” “Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no [...] [...] rule 7 from John Medina is “sleep well, think well.” “Methought I heard a voice cry, “Sleep no [...]

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