[SOUND] In this video, I'm going to synthesize
some of the main ideas of this week's videos.
In other words, we'll chunk our week on chunking.
Here we go.
Chunks are pieces of information, neuroscientifically speaking, that
are bound together through use and often through meaning.
You can think of a chunk as a scintillating
network of neurons that compactly synthesizes key ideas or actions.
Chunks can get bigger and more complex.
But at the same time, they're a single easy to access item that
you can fit like a ribbon into the slot on your working memory.
Chunks are best built with focused,
undivided attention, understanding of the basic idea.
And practice to help deepen your patterns and to help you gain big picture context.
Simple recall, trying to remember the key points without looking at the
page, is one of the best ways to help the chunking process along.
It seems to help build neural hooks.
They help you better understand the material.
Also try recalling material in places that
are different from where you originally learned the
material, so it becomes more deeply ingrained
and accessible, regardless of what room you're in.
This can be very helpful for tests.