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Roland Gesthuizen

How Turning My To-Dos into a Story Boosted My Memory and Solved My Procrastination Problem - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 31 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 31 Mar 12
     
    What would happen if you turned your to-do list into a story as a rehearsal for the next day? Personally, it's helped me not just Get Things Done, but also boosted my memory so that I've been able to ditch complicated to-do lists and schedules for good.
Roland Gesthuizen

Synaptic Plasticity - BrainFacts.org - 0 views

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 18 May 13 - No Cached
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 18 May 13
     
    "Two University of Texas, Houston, graduate students created a claymation video to illustrate how synapses (connections between nerve cells in the brain) grow stronger over time. The video also features video games and earned Julia Hill and Natalia Rozas both third place and the People's Choice Award in the 2011 Brain Awareness Video Contest. "
Roland Gesthuizen

Teaching self-control: Evidence-based tips - 0 views

www.parentingscience.com/teaching-self-control.html

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shared by Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • What works better is praise for effort, and feedback that encourages kids to try different strategies (“Can you think of another way to do it?”)
  • Planning is an important component of self-discipline
  • Any time we ask kids to play by the rules, we’re encouraging them to develop self-control. But some games are more challenging than others.
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  • kids benefit when parents talk to them about their feelings, show empathy, and discuss constructive ways to cope
  • Experimental studies suggest we can help these kids improve their working memory skills with practice. Computer-based training programs ask kids to pay attention to new information and repeat it back.
  • music training can boost a child's ability to inhibit inappropriate responses
  • When parents are too controlling, or enforce discipline with threats and harsh punishments, kids may lose important opportunities to regulate themselves.
  • harsh parenting tactics predict child aggression and other behavior problems
  • Roland Gesthuizen on 04 Apr 12
     
    To get along in the classroom, kids need to pay attention, follow directions, stay motivated, and control their impulses. So we might expect self-control to play an important role in academic achievement. Recent studies support the idea.
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