Learning phases

Three phases of learning:

Encoding:

• How I understand the subject and translate it into something comprehensible for me
• Can be enhanced by using all three major methods of learning: auditive (for example by listening to a podcast or a lecture), visual (for example by looking at a diagram, might also be through reading), and kinetic (for example by doing an exercise, writing, getting your hands into stuff)

Storage:

• How I store the subject in my memory
• Can be improved by various techniques, for example visualizing a house with various rooms, where I can put items to remember

Retrieval:

• How I retrieve the subject from my memory
• Can be practiced by thinking back after any learning experience, and trying to recall what I have actually learned
• For example, when reading a book, after each chapter, write down the major things that I remember from that chapter