1 tip for learning faster (and it's so easy!)

Wanna learn stuff faster? Let's dive in with your 

"Brainy What-Why-How"

Your weekly nibble of brain-based tips to help you move and feel great!

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What:

We retain new information better when we space out our learning.

This goes for all types of learning, including learning new movements; for instance, mobility training is learning. It is teaching your brain how to move your muscles in more ways. 

Why?

Your brain gets tired, basically! 

In a 2020 study*, researchers used EEGs to look at the brain activity of participants learning new things through "spaced repetition" and those learning through "massed repetition". 

They found that the activity levels of the brain just...kinda petered out with massed repetition, much like my interest in fitting in and pleasing everybody as I get older. Petering. Out. 😄

And in case you're thinking:

"But does this apply to ALL kinds of learning, across VARIOUS tasks, disciplines, and types?" 

Well, a guy called Frank Dempster** already did the work for you with a review of over 100 studies done on spaced learning and concluded that yes, this goes for all types of learning.

I mean...duh...EVERYTHING YOU DO happens because of the brain. So if brain is tired, everything is tired.

How:

Wanna apply this to your movement practice? It goes for building strength, mobility, and learning a new skill, like compass pose -- our movement focus this month on Move With Adell 😘.

Show up regularly to your movement practice --even if it's just for a few minutes -- instead of cramming it all in. 
​(If "cramming it all in" is all you can do and it's that or nothing, then GREAT...keep at it! But if you have a choice, choose spaced repetition!) 

This is one reason I create short flows (10-25 minutes) and mini workouts (2-7 minutes): to fit into your day and hopefully repeat them, like Ariana: 

MWA member on this month's "Coffee Break Workout"

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This month our theme is Ahimsa, so as Richard Branson said...

"Respect is how you treat everyone, not just those you want to impress."

Thank you for reading! Hit reply if you have any questions! 

And please share with a friend or colleague who might find this valuable.

Sending you lots of little wishes of wellness, spaced out over the whole week,

Adell

Want to go way deeper on all of this geeky brain stuff?

• New information coming out SOON on my next NeuroYoga Teacher Training. Interested? Get on the waitlist to get special offers and be the first to know!
• check out my Brain Based Creative Sequencing Course -- everything you need to get moving in new ways in accordance with how your brain best functions! 

​*Spaced Learning Enhances Episodic Memory by Increasing Neural Pattern Similarity Across Repetitions​
​**Spacing effects and their implications for theory and practice​