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Ultralearning

 As promised, here's a review of Ulralearning This is a must-read for anyone embarking on any type of study. Like so many things I have encountered since, this would have given me a serious boost for my undergraduate studies. It contains many interesting, anecdotal examples of Ultralearning being used to great advantage, not least by the author who, as well as self teaching a full MIT course  (4 years worth in just 12 months), he ultralearned several languages. I was intrigued by this book, and how I might use this method in my neurorehabilitation, so I added the following to my reading list: the following . As soon as I'm happy with what neurology has to say about it I will eagerly take on my own "Ultralearning project" (as such activities are referred to in the book). The final chapter is a step by step guide to help the reader with his or her first, such project. This is a real eye opener. If, like me, you regularly fantasise about traveling back in time, armed wit

Neurorehabilitation From the Trenches: Ultralearning

I have been reading Ultralearning I will review it next time, but I can already see that it has applications in Neurorehabilitation. I can already see also, if I say so myself, that I have been engaging in misguided Ultralearning . Firstly, what is learning? "the acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught.", according to The Oxford English Dictionary, or OED to his friends, and what then is learning for my brain, during neurorehabilitation? Well, as a free will denier, I would say it's exactly the same thing. Ultralearning is basically focused "learning through doing". I am enjoying reading it and look forward to continued "meta-learning" through reading, so I'll leave that there except to say I used November as the month, in which I doubled my efforts. I achieved this by timetabling in consistent training. 8:30-09:00 1st half hour on the Gehbarren; 9-12 work (first leg); 12-13 lunch; 13-13:30 2nd half hour on th