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Index 235 novelty, 102–103 physical reactions, 63–66. See also nutrition, 207–211 whole-body learning objectives, 97. See also goals practice, new skills and, 169–170 observation style, 111–112. See also praise, 17 preparation, for learning, 168–174 attention primacy effect, 103 odor, 110, 206–207 protein, 208 omega-3 fatty acid, 209 open-mindedness, 81, 89. See also questions, creating, 133–136 perspective reading, 36, 39, 41–46, 159–160 opportunity seeking, 24–25, 27–28 recency effect, 103 overachievement, 186 reflecting, 177–178 overeating, 210 overwhelm, 104 deliberating, 177–178 on experiences, 178–179 pacing, 164–165, 175–176 on mistakes, 179–181 deliberating, 177–178, 183 personal experience and, engagement styles of, 189–194 reflecting on mistakes and, 181–182 179–181 as stage of learning process, ruminating and, 182–187 stages of, 187–188 126–127 techniques for, 185–187 relationship-motivated people, time management for, 176 8–10, 13–17 participation, 172 relaxation, 12, 29 passive learning, 163 pathways. See neural pathways breathing exercises for, 73–74, pattern recognition 108–109 intuition and, 67 intuition and, 69 multitasking and, 107 learning environment and, unlearning, 88–90 peptides, 62–63, 72 201–202 perspective, 80–83 learning style and, 36 changing, 90 techniques for pacing and, inventory of, 83–85 pheromones, 110 185–187 physical ability, 75 toys to reduce tension, 48, 108 physical exercise, 68–73 repetition, 102 replacement activities, 89–90 rewards, 11, 102–103. See also motivation risk taking, 88, 171 role playing, 164, 173

236 Index routines, 81–82 space-oriented attention style, ruminating, 127, 182–187 112, 113–114, 116–117 scent, 206–207 speaking skills, 52, 119. See also seating preferences, 197–198 talking sedentary lifestyle, 69–70 seeing, 202 spelling, 37 self-image, 123 storytelling, 41, 68 senses stress. See relaxation subconscious, 183 learning environment and, sugar, 210 201–202 support, seeking, 17, 105, 149–151 “Swiss-cheese model,” 122 smell, 110, 206–207 synthesis stage, of learning sound, 202–205 vision, 202 process, 126 sensing stage, of learning process, tactile learning, 46–50 126 talking, 36 serendipity, 136–137 silence, 204–205 speaking skills, 52, 119 silliness, 103–104 tactile/kinesthetic learning simple carbohydrates, 210 simplification, 104 and, 49 sitting verbal processing and, 44–45 talk-to-think learners, 189–193 aerobics, 71–72 teaching, 26, 37 sedentary lifestyle, 69–70 teamwork, 144. See also skills assessing, 124–125 interpersonal communication improving, 122–124, 165–166 telephone usage, 45, 46, 107 sleep, 185–187 temperature, 199–201 smell, 110, 206–207 testing, 124 snacks, 210–211 thinking process, 109 socializing. See interpersonal think-to-talk learners, 189–191, communication; relationship- 193–194 motivated people timeliness, 166 solitude learning, 140–141, time management, 94, 96, 144–145. See also interpersonal communication 170–171 sound, 202–205 pacing and, 176, 187–188 scheduling learning and, 189 for think-to-talk learners, 193

Index 237 time-oriented attention style, vitamins, 209 112–113, 116–117 walking, 72–73 togetherness temperament, water, for drinking, 208 140–141. See also interpersonal WD-40 Company, 180 communication whole-body learning, 57–60 uniqueness, 21–22 aging and, 75 unlearning, 86–91 balancing and, 61–62 ease of, 63–66 vanilla, 206–207 evaluation of, 74 variety intelligence and, 60–63 intuition and, 60–63, 66–67 attention and, 103 physical exercise and, 69–73 for neural pathways, 90, 95 utilizing, 67–69 of pacing, 186 Whyte, David, 166 verbal processors, 41–42, 44–45, yerba maté, 210 52 vision, 202 visualization, 36, 38–41