Neuroscientist: How to LEARN ANYTHING Without Any Effort | Huberman

Andrew Huberman is a renowned neuroscientist and professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine. He has made significant contributions to the field of neuroscience through his research on brain plasticity, visual system development, and the mechanisms underlying various neurological disorders.

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[radhakantanahak]

Focus -learn-relax
Focus-learn-relax
And repeat it

[musicgeekish]

Wow! As a music teacher, when practicing a new skill with my elementary students and by the end of class they are struggling to understand or perform, I always tell them not to worry about it. I tell them that when they are not even thinking about it that their brains are working it out and next week when they come back they will have it. And they do!!! I also they’ll them I don’t know why that is, but it is! Now I know why. I am going to intentionally introduce this work rest method into my classes. Thanks!

[Silvia-pvls]

When I was at secondary school, we had to learn poems by heart. I soon discovered that when I committed them to memory before I went to bed, I could recall them much better the next day. - Later, when I did calculus or algebra assignments for my university courses, an occasional maths problem caused me some difficulty. I would think and struggle (generally in the evening) with determined concentration, without finding an immediate solution. After sleeping through the night, on waking in the morning the solution frequently popped spontaneously into my head. So, not only is learning enhanced by sleep following concentrated effort, but the material is also rearranged creatively. 😊

[mikemcc]

1. Focus for attention span. 2. Make notes while fresh. 3. Stop and digest. 4. Review pretty much the same. You just get better with practice. Nice to have someone say.

[powerandpresence]

This is excellent. Reminds me of something I read many years ago and still practice. While studying or researching, every few minutes “look up, look around, breathe.” That was from a book on eyesight health, when I noticed my eyesight getting worse in my 20s. But I realised it is great for relaxing and resetting the brain, and retaining presence and embodiment. And I still don’t need glasses to read, at 58.

[stevenbolinger]

I experienced this in architecture school- I always found that in order to break any design challenge or have any breakthrough related to a design challenge one had to wrestle with the problem extensively and then walk away from it. In all instances solutions arrived in my brain while I was sleeping, while I was showering, while I was eating, riding my bike to studio, etc..

[tm]

A fellow classmate of mine said he would read a lesson and not always understand everything. The next day he could better understand the lesson. It's like the brain organizes the lesson to be understood.

[S]

1. Focus
2. Learn
3. Relax
4. Repeat

Got it.

[bens]

Aha! So that's why I've learned so much since having kids. They force you to disengage. I thought having kids was going to mark the end of my "learning new tricks" days. Turns out it marked the beginning. I've absorbed loads of new knowledge since, stuff I thought was way beyond my ability--advanced math, programming, electronics, etc. Heck, I even learned nunchucks. Now I understand that all the child related interruptions were key. Otherwise I tend to get so immersed in a subject that I am unable to voluntarily disengage. This might be why I was pretty mediocre in school, come to think of it.

[MichaelLloydMobile]

Same as working out.
The benefit happens during recovery and rest.

[evangeliakaratza-styliara]

How interesting ! The educational systems around the world need to be

[FrankProcopio]

This is great. If my boss ever catches me asleep at work I can say, "Leave me alone, I trying to learn something that's work related" 😑

[sixoffive]

Makes me think of PTSD, which you would do just the opposite. After a traumatic event it’s not recommended for that person to sleep until after a few hours (stay awake) in safe surroundings given a chance to decompress and talk. The talk shouldn’t be a traumatizing interrogation, gotta recover from that too.
That’s what I was told.

[LFT]

I remember learning how to snowboard this way. After a day of flailing around I felt the sensation of what to do during sleep. Next day I knew how and didn't fall.
Come to think of it I naturally get tired when dealing with a mental task. I'll then take a rest going into a slight dreamlike state, usually the task will become more clear and when I return the task is much easier.
This is what I never liked about school or work, the environments are too stressful and don't seem to understand the power of resting.

[spinnettdesigns]

Did anyone see Men In Black? It’s the “let’s go have pie” phrase when a problem was too daunting to figure out. Through ease, is when the solution came. This is “old” news (like from the Greeks) but still fresh and relevant, and especially from Dr. Huberman
Organized learning has turned into a nightmare for most kids because the fun is gone: no art, music, P.E. with which to relax and reset.
I can’t tell you (in the early 70’s) how much I was told “pay attention!” I was…and I was learning, but that mentally derailed me for a long time, not trusting my process. I’m considered very intelligent by some and it didn’t come from “hitting the books” it came from thinking about and digesting the information and making connections.
With our child I remembered that negativity and was able to not pressure them the way that I had been.
See also Justin Sung here on YouTube, on how to really learn to study 👌

[GlueTubber]

I spent every waking moment during my teen summers playing video games in an arcade (the 80's). One thing I found was that there was a distinct curve in abilities and learning. I would get better and better, but at a certain point, performance would start to drop, and the only way to fix it was to stop playing and go do something else.

[prschuster]

So the relaxation part of learning probably relieves the brain from being distracted while the memory is being imprinted and solidified.

[useryxc]

Brainbuilding is like bodybuilding. Excercise, rest, repeat.

[bite-sizedshorts]

I'm past 70 and still learning every day. I'm at the computer a lot, but then I walk away and sit in my recliner for a few minutes. Then I come back to the computer. I do have some built-in advantages though. I have Asperger's which gives me extra focus, a good IQ score, and a great memory (back to age 2). I am good at taking tests, as I have devised strategies. I remember everything I really want to. I know that a lot of things can stay safely in books that I can refer to when I want.

[giovannigentile]

I’ve always criticised myself the way I was doing my learnings and memorisations 😢 but I couldn’t do it differently and now I’m discovering that my body was infinitely wise correct and right 😊