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iv Power Up Your Mind

3 Switching On Your Mind 55
Understanding your fundamental drives 57
Rewarding your own learning 59
A formula for motivation to learn 61
Motivation and the mind 63
Getting the big picture 64
Balancing challenge and threat 64
The importance of where you learn 67
Who you learn with 68
Getting your learning environment ready 69
The pressures of life 71
Overcoming barriers to learning 72
Switching on your mind—in a nutshell 75

Part II GO For It: Becoming a competent learner 76

4 Learnacy 78
Understanding yourself as a learner 81
Learning to use new techniques: the 5Rs 82
Learning about learning 83
The learning cycle 84
Different types of learning 86
Learnacy—in a nutshell 88

5 Understanding Yourself as a Learner 89
How you take in information 90
Dealing with information 95
Working out your learning style 96
Learning styles and information preferences 97
Learning styles and meetings 98
Understanding yourself as a learner—in a nutshell 101

6 Resourcefulness 102
Getting the big picture 103
Tuning in your mind 105
Breaking down your learning 106
Learning by imitation 108