Very little spillover. From what I've read, it didn't even impact his ability to memorize a string of random alphabetic characters. That said, people have done a lot with mnemonic techniques to accomplish amusing tasks like memorizing the order of 27 decks of cards in an hour, and some techniques there can be trained for a somewhat wider range of tasks.
I cannot recommend enough a book about Emotional Intelligence or EQ. Men when viewed thru the lens of toxic masculinity tend to be unable, to talk about their emotions and the only acceptable emotion is violence and anger. Even though I'm a woman, while I was going thru therapy post-divorce my therapist mention I had stunted EQ that reminded him a lot of the men he saw in his practice. He is the one who got me started on increasing my EQ.
This is the book I am currently reading about it.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N69F1W7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
>but recently I was doing a course about the way our brains/minds warp information to suit our self-image and one of the ways is that when learning something, particularly when rereading, we can trick ourselves into thinking we've mastered a subject because we recognize information, but we can't actually bring that information to mind as easily without seeing it
I've been reading a book that talks about some of the common cognitive biases we make when learning. What you just described sounds very similar to what the authors in the book call "fluency illusions", which is the tendency to confuse fluency in your reading with actual mastering of the content of what you're reading.
OP I can recommend this book . Read it myself (I consider myself to be someone who’s strength is critical thinking) and I’ve learnt interesting things. Also work with a wonderful designer who struggles with critical thinking and decision making (she’s awesome if she’s given direction and someone else makes decisions but lacking if she has to make them), and it has transformed her approach.
Decision making is a skill, just like any other so practice is what will help and this book gives you frameworks of sorts, like a template for things to consider and ask.
Hope it helps
One of the things I had to do was learn when I was really anger vs sad. Being sad wasn't acceptable but being angry was. I also had to learn I could be both at the same time. The emotional state isn't binary, and more than two emotions can be driving the car at the same time. The thing that really helped me was increasing my Emotional Intelligence. A key part of that is naming your emotions. I recommend it highly recommend working on your emotional intelligence. I have had fewer outbursts the more I have worked on my EQ.
This is the book I am really right now.
Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive is free with an Amazon prime subscription for those that are interested in the "learning how to learn." resource.
My college days started in the early 90's, so it's been a long time, and I'm not a biochemist, but I have a tip to share with you, and anyone else who is about to embark on the college journey: Learn memory techniques, if you haven't already. There are various sources on the subject. I like learning by reading. One easy book on the subject is Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive
If you sympathize with this, you need to improve at holding conversations. Here's worth while read...
One other thing that may interest you, being a good visualiser, is the potential for developing mnemonic techniques.
If you have an amazon account, you can read the first few chapters of the following book for free ("download sample"), the exercise described in chapter five "use you car to remember" - about 3 pages of description - should give you a flavour of what is possible.
You can use this to make a lot of use of visualisation skills in an academic setting, mostly through an increased ability to memorise and recall lists.
I used to do the same and I learned loads from watching Dr Alex Young’s videos on YT they are probably the on the better side of YT study I go video and are pretty practical. Also check out the book Make it Stick
The best tool I've found for memorising large numbers / number sequences is the Major System. I learned about it in the book Unlimited Memory (which is well worth a read) by Kevin Horsley.
I suggest looking into the techniques that memorization champions utilize. They focus less on repetition and more on how they digest information. You can check out some books like Unlimited Memory or Moonwalking with Einstein.
Read this book, it is avaliabile for free at most local libraries. What you are talking about is a coexisting condition that occurs in a lot of ADHD kids, especially if they are highly impulsive (which your son is).
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E3CC29S/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
It is written by one of the leading ADHD authors, who also has good books and videos about ADHD such as the free videos here.
http://adhdlectures.com/lectures.php?catindex=1
Videos 3 4 and 5 are things you should watch.
You're very welcome - I'm always happy to help. Feel free to PM me anytime.
The best book I've found on behaviour management for high school level is Why Are You Shouting At Us? by Phil Beadle and John Murphy. They're from the UK and have a really practical approach to behaviour management. It's my go-to gift for new teachers.
Each school has its own behaviour management system. I was lucky when I student taught because I was in an RTP (responsible thinking process) school and received some great PD from a deputy on how to use the process effectively. It's definitely worth asking someone from admin to walk you through the behaviour management policies and processes once you are put in contact with your prac school.
Students want consistency - when you know what to expect, and what consequences are, you know what you should be doing and that is comforting. If there's a process in place at your prac school, work within it. If there's no overarching plan, talk to your supervising teacher/s about what they do. If they don't have a good plan, feel free to PM me and I'll send you ideas for classroom expectations/rules, processes for when students disrupt, reflection forms to use as part of your behaviour management process etc. If you want to read up on theory, look into the Responsible Thinking Process (based on Perceptual Control Theory) and Restorative Practices/Justice.
Again, don't hesitate to PM anytime. Good luck with your DipEd!
Hey man, I can say with honesty after working for a straight year with very little sleep, working in a very similar situation at least in terms of depression and being overworked. I didn't realize quite how depressed I was until I got on antidepressants. Night and Day man.
I don't know the exact details of your situation but I'd say the #1 contributing factor in what made me feel like what you are describing is the burnt-out mood from being over-worked and no sleep. I had to hit rock bottom and move back in with my mother with whom I have a very rocky past, but I was able to take some time off from 1 of my jobs and just having that time to myself is such a breath of fresh air.
I was able to save some money, set up some medical appointments I'd been putting off for several years and now in the coarse of about 3 months have managed to get a foothold on my life in a few ways, the biggest thing of which has actually been memory-improvement which stemmed from the problems associated with little to no sleep. This one thing in particular has completely changed my outlook on life, especially in terms of learning, because after you get the methods down, it's just a matter of how creative you can be with how you use them. My personal goal is 1 book a week, taking notes and then memorizing the notes, dude let me tell you, I don't know what the fuck school is doing right now because this should be taught everywhere.
A good start is this book right here: http://www.amazon.com/Unlimited-Memory-Advanced-Strategies-Productive-ebook/dp/B00I3QS1XQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1446341306&sr=1-4&keywords=memory+improvement
This was great. Thanks! I think I might start keeping a journal again, especially to jot down the writing ideas I have. The other day I forgot one, which sucks.
One book which I am finding really helpful right now is The Practicing Mind. I used to be so disciplined in college. Over the years I've slowly lost it and now I'm building it from the ground up. Since I feel like I'm "good at writing" now, it feels so tedious and like the universe is telling me to quit, whereas the first time I did it, I was less self-conscious and just having fun. Trying to get back to that, and to treat my improved talent as a blessing not a sign that something is wrong.
I highly suggest that you read <em>Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning</em>. It has really altered the way I learn languages. I'm software engineer and I've found that the best way to learn new programming languages and technologies is to prepare for a professional level certification in that technology. I had a pretty simple study methodology:
Find real-world examples on GIT Hub by developers who are well regarded in the language's community.
Go through the "skills measured" section of the exams and identify areas I felt I was weakest in.
Use the examples and the exam skills outline and study.
Any areas that continued to be difficult for me I would lab repeatedly. I would also go to StackExchange sites and answer questions on the topics.
Take practice exams and repeat using the feedback from the practice exams to guide my learning.
I never did that with languages, though. I kind of did it with Irish as I wanted to take the TEG but I was very lazy about it. Make It Stick made me realize that I wasn't being efficient enough in my language learning. I wasn't doing the types of things that helped me learn other skills. What I was missing was that I wasn't generating enough out-put and getting feedback on it but most importantly I was not testing myself enough. By that I mean putting myself in unfamiliar situations and having to use the language accurately to get a specific result.
I've probably been pimping this book out too much lately, but when I listened to it (the audio is only 95 cents!), all I could think about was the keto process: http://smile.amazon.com/Practicing-Mind-Developing-Focus-Discipline-ebook/dp/B007C8NRSA :)
And also, same here. One day it just hit me--this is going to take a long time, and that's okay. Time will pass whether I am getting healthier or not, so I may as well keto on. I've made real changes to my lifestyle this time. I will never go back to eating how I used to.