Does anyone reccomend any "self help" books on how the mind works ? I want to learn techniques on leaning ?

Answer 1

The best leaning technique is:

1) Pick a sturdy support against which to lean.
2) Lean against it with more than just a hand; that gets tiring. The back, the side, etc. make good body parts with which to lean.

Answer 2

How about some internet help instead!

The first order of business goes all the way back to the Oracle of Greece. Inscribed on the wall is "Know Thyself." If you know your own strengths and weaknesses you will be able to learn better.

In school, we talk about learning styles. Are you an auditory, kinesthetic, or visual learner? Find out!

http://www.howtolearn.com/lsinventory_student.html

I personally prefer the model used by this profiler:

http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html

The breakdown is active vs. reflective, sequential vs. global, sensing vs. intuitive, visual vs. verbal. The descriptions are here:

http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm

Also, there are theories of multiple intelligences.
http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm

So, once you determine what your stengths are and how you learn, then you can begin to find techniques that suit you.

Going straight into techniques, a mnemonic is a useful tool. The colors of the rainbow? Roy G. Biv.

Heuristics are shortcuts that help us to solve problems easily. I use a heuristic to turn hourly wages into annual salary. I take the hourly rate, double it, and add a K. So if someone says, we can pay you $17 an hour, I know that is 34K annual.

Here is an outstanding site on learning techniques.
http://www.learnntc.com/tools/SchoolSkills/MasteringMemory.cfm

Hopefully this will help you get started!
David

Answer 3

Leaning on whom? Or did you mean learning?

Answer 4

"Being and Nothingness," by Jean Paul Sartre...it's rather long though.