Jake Gittleson discusses how Mindset and Learning Ecosystems play a pivotal part in our learning success. A Learning Geek joins us to talk nerdy about learning! Jake Gittleson joins us to discuss how Mindset and Learning Ecosystems play a pivotal part in our learning success. We also cover how mental representations and making material personally relevant has a great impact on the lasting nature of what we learn. As a Learning Strategist, Jake helps organizations and individuals implement the best learning techniques into their programs for maximum efficiency. We explore some concrete examples of how to utilize these strategies in our academic and medical studies. Intro 1:45 About the Man and the Podcast 4:28 Durable Learning Strategies 8:06 Explore Personal Relevancy in the Materials & Writing Personal Goals 11:55 Format your own Self-Directed Learning 15: Stress Mindset and Spaced-Retrieval 20: Mental Representations and Utilizing Instructor Knowledge 22: Walk Down Memory Lane Recommendations A Mind For Numbers, Learning How to Learn (Dr. Barbara Oakley) Peak (Dr. Anders Ericsson) Brain Rules (John Medina) Barry Zimmerman Home Page Connect with Jake via Linkedin and check out his Blog Posts