Avoid multitasking and distractions during study sessions from "summary" of Ultralearning by Scott Young
When you sit down to learn something new, your primary goal should be to focus all of your attention on the task at hand. This means avoiding multitasking and distractions during your study sessions. If you try to split your attention between multiple tasks, you're likely to end up doing a mediocre job at all of them. Your brain is simply not designed to juggle too many things at once. When distractions are present, your brain will constantly be shifting its focus back and forth between the task you're trying to learn and whatever is vying for your attention. This constant switching not only hampers your ability to concentrate but also makes it harder for you to retain the information you're trying to learn. In essence, multitasking and distractions act as barriers to effective learning. To combat this, it's crucial to create an environment that minimizes distractions. Find a quiet space where you can concen...
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