Nabeel Ahmad

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We then spend a lot of energy relearning what we forgot.

In this week’s Four Minute University, I talk about how to overcome the forgetting curve with a simple technique known as spaced learning.

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Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian.

He talked about why he didn’t miss a single day of training in the pool for 5-6 years.

“In the sport of swimming, if you miss 1 day, it takes you 2 days to get back to where you were. ...

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"Everybody else was taking a step back on Sunday when they weren’t swimming. I was taking that one step forward.”

It got me thinking about the forgetting curve of how we learn.

We try to learn something new.

We revisit it days, weeks or months later.

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ICYMI, it’s BAU for a FTE to send a SOW from the RFP to a B2B client by EOD.

I talk about the problem with acronyms and why we should stop using it.

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Tomorrow, I’ll talk about the concept of vocalized pauses and how you can overcome them to sound smarter by communicating clearly.

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My kids started a “think jar” this week at home.

You have put a quarter into the jar every time you say like, umm, you know or repeat yourself.

The results so far?

I’m going broke fast.

And this is a good thing.

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@JPeezey12 Nope. Koronet near Columbia. 32” pizza!

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This week, I had one of the biggest pizza slices in NYC.

It got me thinking about a question posed by a professor on my first day of grad school.

“How many slices of pizza were eaten yesterday in NYC?”

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It’s an impossible question to answer.

Yet, you can get close by estimating.

Tomorrow, I’ll share why learning how to do a back-of-the envelope calculation can help you work smarter and learn better, no matter what field you're in.

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Would you believe that a 50-year old idea runs social media sites?

You can use it to get a job faster or grow your network.

It’s all about understanding your strong and weak ties.

And then focusing on your weak ties.

Looking for a job?

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You’re better off reaching out to the person you send a holiday card to than you are your best friend.

Tomorrow, I’ll show you how to use the strength of weak ties to make it work for you.

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You’ve probably heard of information overload.

Too much info makes it hard to figure out what to concentrate on.

This happens too often and is the biggest factor in poor presentation and communication skills.

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But what happens to your brain when you’re trying to process that info?

It’s trying to manage cognitive load.

Tomorrow, I’m sharing my process.

It will help you understand how to present info better.

New Guide: 3 Steps to Get Your Point Across

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@salpilotmd just trying to keep up with you!

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Also, equally excited to dust off my Twitter account and start posting again after *checks timeline* 6 years

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Excited to launch the Four Minute University newsletter

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1st issue: May 6

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Looking forward to the journey

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@Lizipedia what if you already have your socks on well before the shoes? Like sitting at home in winter. Hmm...