No surprise, no learning: how we earn the brain’s attention

About this episode

This episode discusses how the way we communicate affects the brain's ability to learn and retain information.

If the way you say something falls in line with how someone has already heard you (or someone else say) many times before… you might sense your words ‘going through one ear and out the other’.. (Or bouncing off before... READ MORE The post No surprise, no learning: how we earn the brain’s attention appeared first on StefanieFaye .

People in this episode

Host: Stefanie Faye

Topics covered

• brain attention
• learning
• communication
• cognitive science
• self improvement

Keywords

• brain
• learning
• communication
• attention
• self improvement

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