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2022-05-25 09:00:01 ABC analysis

The prioritisation method.

This method divides all tasks into three groups:

Group A – particularly important tasks. They make up 15% of all tasks, but contribute the most to achieving the goals (about 65%).

Group B – just important tasks. They leave 20% of the to-do list and contribute 20% to the goals.

Group C – less important and non-essential tasks. They account for up to 65% of all tasks but contribute only 15% to the goals.

Step 1. Make a list of tasks for the planned time period.

Step 2. Rank the tasks according to their importance.

Step 3. Mark the first 15% of tasks with A, the next 20% with B and the remaining 65% with C.

Step 4. Try to change the time budget for these groups of tasks:
65% of the time should go to task A;
20% on task B;
15% for task C. Open / Comment

2022-05-24 19:00:01 A memory game for a big company

Snowball.
The essence of the game: the first participant says any word, the second repeats the word of the first player and adds his own, the third uses both already said words (in the correct order) and adds a third word, and so on. When the first round ends and the turn reaches the first player, the second round of words begins, while preserving the first. In this way, a bigger and bigger "word ball" is gradually formed, which needs to be memorized and spelled.

The choice of words can be thematic;
It is possible to play in a foreign language, if you learn it, it is excellent practice;
Add humor.

Practice:
Memory;
Associative thinking. Open / Comment

2022-05-24 16:00:02 Sketches: a way to develop creativity and memory

Sketches are rich visual notes that are a combination of handwritten text, drawings, typography, shapes and visual elements like arrows, boxes and lines.

Sketches are suitable for quick lecture notes, for brainstorming sessions, for presenting information to others, and for many other purposes, and most importantly they train the brain in a variety of ways. Open / Comment

2022-05-24 09:00:02 Bubble Sort

This is not considered the best sorting method in programming, but it works for our case. Its essence is to compare the tasks in the list in pairs.

It works like this:

Put a pencil in front of the first task.

Compare this task with the second. If the original task is more important, compare it with the third task, then with the fourth, and so on. If the second task is more important, move the pencil to it and compare it with the tasks below.

Repeat this until you reach the end of the list. The task which is indicated by a pencil at the end is marked as No.1.

In the same way, we can identify the second most important task, then the third, and so on.

You should not number all the tasks - 3-7 of the highest priority tasks are enough. It is also not a good idea to use this method for large lists. Open / Comment

2022-05-23 19:00:02 "Chunking Technique" for remembering fast

In a broad sense, "chunk" means a fragment or part of something larger. In cognitive psychology, it refers to an organizational unit of memory.

When data enters memory, it can be recoded so that related concepts are grouped into a single unit. This process is called chunking and is often used as a memory technique that is particularly effective in remembering numbers.

For example: the White House telephone number is divided into groups for easy recall; its chunking is organized as follows: 202, 456, and 1111, instead of the original more complicated number: 2, 024, 561, 111. Open / Comment

2022-05-23 15:00:03 "10 Minutes" technique

This technique I advise you to use in relation to yourself when there is no motivation to do some work. The brain often tricks people into not wanting to do something and making them lazy. Knowing this, you can easily switch from laziness and procrastination to activity.

Tell yourself that you will do something for only 10 minutes. You probably won't even notice how you'll get caught up in the work and want to keep going. Open / Comment

2022-05-23 09:00:03 Do it for 1 minute every day!

The concept of visualisation is already known not only to psychologists but also to many people. It's a great way to make a dream not just stay a dream, but be able to come true. Visualization is the creation of images of the desired reality (dreams, fantasy, imagination, mental rehearsal).

Many geniuses (A. Einstein, L. da Vinci, W. Disney, N. Tesla and W. A. Mozart, etc.) attributed their creative genius to their ability to visualize.

This method is often used by sports psychologists to prove that visualisation activates the accelerated development of physical skills. Open / Comment

2022-05-22 19:00:01 How to learn to read fast: 3 exercises for speed reading

Master the best exercises for speed reading.

Aiming.

Quickly look through the text (but don't read it) for half a minute and identify the three main thoughts of the passage. Then close your eyes and imagine your thoughts. Repeat this four times and try to find new thoughts and points while visualizing them.

Find key words.

Decide on the topic of the text before reading it and run through it with your eyes, engaging only those phrases and words that are relevant to the topic.

Suppress articulation.

First of all, while reading, try to count mentally; While reading, beat off with your fingers a rhythmic pattern that is familiar to you. For example, the clear rhythm of the song "We will rock you!" Open / Comment

2022-05-22 15:00:00 How to learn a language effectively

Practice learning every day, even if it takes 5 minutes a day.

Watch films and TV series in a foreign language, listen to podcasts.

Change the language in the settings on your phone.

Communicate with native speakers.

Make flash cards.

Listen to songs in a foreign language. Open / Comment

2022-05-22 09:00:00 The five-finger method

This is a technique of reflection designed to summarise the day's work and review the tasks performed. It helps you to quickly summarise your experiences, identify your strengths and weaknesses, and find and correct any mistakes you have made.

The essence of the method.
Five-finger method reflection consists of five steps aimed at different areas of human life:

Intelligence.
Achievement of goals.
Emotion.
Interaction with other people.
Health and well-being.

The point of the method is to assess how the previous day or a completed task has affected each of these areas. To make it easier to remember the steps, the method uses a simple mnemonic technique: each step corresponds to a different finger on the hand.

To analyse the past day, look at the fingers on your right hand and recall today's events from the morning. How detailed the analysis should be is up to you. Open / Comment