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Book cover image of Learn More Now: 10 Simple Steps to Learning Better, Smarter, and Faster by Marcia L. Conner

Authors: Marcia L. Conner
ISBN-13: 9780471273905, ISBN-10: 0471273902
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Marcia L. Conner

MARCIA L. CONNER is Managing Director of Ageless Learner and an advisor to schools, corporations, associations, and busy people throughout the world. She was a Senior Manager at Microsoft, where she developed groundbreaking training practices, and was the Information Futurist at PeopleSoft, where she led programs for individual and organizational effectiveness.

Book Synopsis

“Leaders at all levels will benefit from Marcia Conner’s amazing book of strategies, exercises, and stories to maximize learning. This book is a must for your reading list this year.”—Ken Blanchard, Chief Spiritual Officer, Ken Blanchard Companies

“A road map to reawakening the natural process of integrating learning into our daily lives.”—Kathy O’Driscoll, Human Resources Director, Microsoft

“Finally a publication that genuinely respects learner diversity as much as it offers tangible ideas for dealing with it….Marcia L. Conner is a true learning champion.”—Gunnar Brückner, former Chief Learning Officer, United Nations Development Programme

We’re all born with a vast capacity to explore and learn. Unfortunately, many of us never discover what we’re truly capable of. What if you could reclaim your birthright and tap into your full potential for learning? Imagine how much you could accomplish—how much you could become. Here’s your chance to find out. Through her innovative learning programs, Marcia Conner has helped thousands of people unleash the power of their intuition to rediscover the joy of learning and to expand their personal and professional productivity. In Learn More Now, she distills her renowned learning solutions into an easy-to-use ten-step program that will help you:

  • Learn better, smarter, and faster

  • Identify your learning style and your motivational style

  • Synthesize your experiences, perspectives, thoughts, and actions

  • Develop new pathways in your brain to increase your opportunities

  • Absorb facts on the fly and overcome information overload

  • Optimize your environment for concentrating and learning

Packed with fun, easy-to-do action steps and exercises, Learn More Now will help you discover how to be more focused and aware, work in step with your natural rhythms, be improvisational in your approach, and transform your life into a learning adventure.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction1
1Find Your Motivation5
2Learn Your Nature33
3Engage Your Body57
4Open New Pathways77
5Attend and Observe99
6Mind Your Gaps119
7Get Together139
8Jump In161
9Pace Yourself175
10Optimize Your Environment195
Bravo!213
Recommended Resources215
Index227

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