Accelerated Learning & Study Techniques

6 proven back stretches, ai slop, plus the 14 things I texted clients this week. 📱

Hey friend,

Last week I shared my 12 favorite training and nutrition books.

Which brings us to meta-habit of how best to read, study and learn.

Distilled what I’ve learned across reading around a dozen books on the subject into a handy guide on the blog, how to master studying and accelerated learning.

A few of my favorite snippets.

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#2. How to Best Retain Information

1. Listen to information = Retain a little bit of it.

2. Read the information = Retain a little bit more.

3. Write the information down = Retain a lot more of it.

4. But when you TEACH the information = You retain the most.

Practice 3 and 4 as much as you can for the most efficient long-term memory retention.

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#4. Beating Procrastination

Use a progress journal/app for your Most Important Tasks (Ivy Lee Method).

• At the beginning or end of each day, write down the 6 most important tasks you need to complete for the day for making progress in your life.

• Rank them 1-6, put all your effort into accomplishing them in order.

• If a task is too large to complete in 15-30 minutes, then break the task down into smaller chunks.

• If you‘ve gone pro at procrastination, break it down into 2-5 minutes.

• Even if you only knock out 1-2 of these a day, given enough time, you’ll be miles ahead of your competition.

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#9. Mastering Challenging Topics = Feynman Method

1. Write down the concept you are struggling with at the top of a sheet of paper.

2. Write down your explanation of the concept in plain English as best you understand it, pretend you are explaining this to a 5 year old.

3. Pinpoint what you don’t know or don’t understand.

4. Go back to the source material and review it. Reread and relearn.

5. Simplify your language as much as possible, use simple analogy’s wherever possible.

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📱 14 Things I Texted Clients

1. Planta, free app we use to manage our 40+ houseplants.

2. AI Slop, Last Week Tonight YouTube, what a boring dystopia we live in.

3. Cheap measuring tape for body measurements, can get one for free from Ikea too.

4. 6 proven back stretches, great daily routine for staying limber.

5. Weighted dip and pull-up belt.

6. Customized candles make for a fun present.

7. Vegan protein powder, use a blended version rather than a single source such as pea protein.

8. Favorite Seattle cheat food, Dumpling Tzar.

9. I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi, great book on personal finance.

10. Don’t get ripped off on amazon, check the price history of any item by using camelcamelcamel.

11. Back Mechanic by Stuart McGill, best book out there for self-treating your back pain. Helps you in talking with your doctor too.

12. Fiber gummies I feed my fiancé.

13. Instant pot congee, healing food.

14. “iPod” I’m using, digital audio players (DAP’s) are pretty great for minimizing distractions off a phone. Use mine for studying, gym, and around the house while I leave the phone where I can’t reach it.

See ya at the iron,
Coach Greg

P.S. Give out some bad presents (instagram, sound on)

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