I've shared an acronym (Power Acronym 129: L.I.E.) from mentalist and brain performance coach Jim Kwik before, and considering what he knows about using tools like acronyms for information retention and learning, it's not his only one.
The acronym FASTER stands for Forget, Act, State, Teach, Enter, Review.
It's a clever framework that acts as a guide for how to learn faster
Here's a quote from his book Limitless where it originates from:
Power Acronym 154: F.A.S.T.E.R.
F is for Forget - The key to laser focus is to remove or forget that which distracts you.
A is for Act - Traditional education has trained many people that learning is a passive experience. You sit quietly in a class, you don't talk to your neighbor, and you consume the information. But learning is not a spectator sport. The human brain does not learn as much by consumption as it does creation....
S is for State - All learning is state dependent. Your state is a current snapshot of your emotions. It is highly influenced by your thoughts (psychology) and the physical condition of your body (physiology).....
T is for Teach - If you want to cut your learning curve dramatically, learn with the intention of teaching the information to someone else. Think about it: If you know you have to give a presentation on what you learn, you will approach how you learn the topic with the intention of mastering it well enough to explain it to someone else.
E is for Enter - What is the simplest and most powerful personal performance tool? Your calendar. We enter important things on our schedule. ... Do you know what a lot of people don't schedule? Their personal growth and development. If it's not on your calendar, there's a good chance it's not getting done.
R is for Review - One of the best ways to reduce the effects of the forgetting curve is to actively recall what you learned with spaced repetition."
When I forget about social media and podcasts covering the headlines of the day, I replace them with music or some sort of personal development content / training.
I work on writing what I'm learning down or sharing them with Chelsey or my team.
That's how I teach. Much of what I'm doing with Power Acronyms has to do with teaching things I've learned so I can gain a deeper understanding of the concept. Doing this multiple times only reinforces it in my own mind.
I typically listen to personal development via the Heroic app or a sales trainer in the mornings before work, at lunch, or on a run.
Then I try and re-engage those ideas at a later date so I can keep them fresh and implement them to examine the results.
What's the last thing you learned?
When's the last time you spent money to learn something new or improve your skill?
Let me encourage you to do so!
You will never lose an investment you make on yourself.
Learn F.A.S.T.E.R.
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