Capter 2

Question 1

What is FOCUS mode?

Answer 1

It means that I’m paying attention.

This put specific parts of the brain to work, which part depend on the kind of task.

Question 2

What is DIFFUSE mode ?

Answer 2

It’s when the mind is relaxed and free.
You are thinking about nothing in particular.
It helps to make immaginative connections between ideas.

Question 3

How can I overcome ADHD ?

Answer 3

• Ask questions.
• Work with partners on excersises.
• Study group, explain to partners.
• Write on Calcboard.
• Doodling: making sketch and metaforas.
• Write keywords and wonderings (cornell notes).

Question 4

Which are the 2 causes of getting stuck ?

Answer 4

1) Don’t get the initial explanation.

2) We missed diffuse mode.

Question 5

How it work a Pomodoro timer ?

Answer 5

15-25 min focus mode
5-10 min of diffuse mode.
Don’t make it too long, because you want the evening to relax :)

Question 6

Examples of diffuse mode

Answer 6

• Listen music without words
• Dance
• Shower
• Jogging, swimming, walking
• Enjoy being a passenger in a car ride.
• Play songs you know on a musical instrument
• Meditate or Pray
• Sleep

Question 7

What is a picture walk ?

Answer 7

Go to the next chapter before starting studying it and scan briefly the titles, bold words, summary, pictures, and questions.

Question 8

What is a methafora

Answer 8

To connect a new concept to an image of something that we already know.
I can doodle while reading, to create new metaphors.
It allows to explain in more simple terms. How would I explain this to a kid ?

Question 9

What is neuroplasticity

Answer 9

The fact that the trail in our brain can change and grow.

Question 10

What are the 3 parts that a neuron is made of?

Answer 10

• AXON
• Nucleus
• Dendritis (dendritic spines)