My mind is much less elastic than when I was younger. I’m learning the guitar, I’m good at night, but the next day I regress it seems like 40% .
this territory is moderated
Sleep will help you move things from short term to long term memory. It is also how your brain will move your learning to the next level.
Knowledge—>comprehension—>application—->synthesis
There have been studies, pre-🤡🌍, that show this relationship.
But as we age the mind becomes much less elastic, and we get a “crystallized intelligence” where it is extremely difficult to abandon old paradigms. That’s why the oldest boomers will never see Bitcoin. They could listen to The Saylor Series for 10 hours and they are never going to get it. But a large number of Millennials got it, and very early.
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Thanks for this. Been resisting the lure of my phone and succumbing to sleep immediately. Hope my belated attempt to prioritise sleep will pay dividends haha
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Intriguing. Would you consider yourself a hands-on person in the first place? My fine motor skills are not so good; I can imagine myself facing the same problem if I were you.
And how’s your sleep quality? If it isn’t the best, it might affect the way your brain consolidates the things you learn at night.
Hope you attain automaticity sooner rather than later!
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Exactly sleeping well is essential to improve the performance of our brain. Sleeping more is not synonymous with sleeping well, what is important is the quality of sleep and doing at least one complete cycle that lasts approximately one hour.
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