Have you ever been told a joke that was so good you had to share it? Of course some jokes are hard to retell and some are easy to retell, but some can be retold and some can be retold hilariously.
If a person only told jokes that were retold, that would be gross. It would be a problem. However, is it worthwhile for a teacher to know a surefire way of explaining something?
Is it good for a teacher to know an entertaining way of explaining something?
[Catskills comedy]
[My teaching preparation vs typical teaching preparation]
Why should everyone have to figure it out for him or herself?
Why can't a teacher slip a cover song into a set now and then?
There will always be a unique element. There will always be the individual style and the individual personality. There will always be the individual delivery.
But why not share our best explanations? Why not share our best rhetoric? Why not share the sales pitch for reading and writing?
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Cracked Podcast Notes
Hostage negotiators---
The power of yes primed vs no primed questions
Two examples: "Do you like money?" (an obvious manipulation) vs "Do you like leaving money on the table?" (a less obvious one, that might seem obvious based on pride)
The problematic effect of why questions....
The helpful tactic of how and what questions
Movie Effects on the Real World
Harry Potter---- owl pets
Movie places-------place stereotypes
Foreign movie people------ people stereotypes
The CSI effect---- Juries are demanding lots more evidence than they used to
What a scientist says about science------- automatically taken as true
Slipping on a banana peel--- Has this ever actually happened? People often try to fake b. peel accidents
Why are Versaci and Armani suits so popular? Partially because G. Gecko dressed like that. His wardrobe was completely a random choice.
There is no such thing as an anti-war movie. War looks exciting at all times.
Mario Puzo made up the term "Godfather"
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Colors-
Baker-Miller pink is connected to drunk tanks. It pacifies us.
The color of pills has an unreasonable effect on us
Impulsive red.
Russian language study of blue
Podcast #22 Bad ideas that control the world
The Structure of English makes it easier to blame people.
The Peltzman Effect-- changes that decrease risk, cause humans to increase risky behavior. Anti lock brakes let to more crashes.
English Language's encoded tendency toward blame
episode 22 36 minutes in
Police Lineups Do not Work
Describing a face increases witness confidence
Confidence from the witness during testimony is one of the most important factor's for a jury.
Having a witness look through a book with a large number of photos of felons is better.
(this relates to the racist "they all look the same to me" effect too)
Speedbumps Kill
There are very few car accidents in neighborhoods at low speeds that hurt/kill people.
There are a number of life or death medical issues that require ambulance rides.
Ambulances must slow down to go over the bumps. Multiplying out the number of medical emergencies which require ambulances, the number where a few minutes are the difference between life or death, and the actual amount an ambulance slows when hitting a speed bump, many many people die.
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Real life conspiracies
The conspiracy to kill streetcars
The business plot (smedley butler)
Dropping 300000 mosquitos on Georgia
Releasing bacteria in cali
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We have an addiction to competence
The peltzman effect- why safety devices don't work. Humans have a comfortable level of danger. When something gets safer, we push the envelope.
the flynn effect- people are getting smarter
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The Health Podcast
Obesity is pretty incurable without surgery. The relapse rate is higher than heroin.
The dairy industry led to government programs to encourage use.
The only time US obesity dipped was the mil rationing years
Taco Salad has "salad" in it
Bran Muffin has "Bran" in it (but it's cake)
Vitamin water has vitamins in it, but it also is worse than a soda
Dual product lines---
Healthy stuff, then you deserve the bad stuff we sell
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White People and Their Racist Ideas
This American Life episode about teachers and expectations sounds awesome. Look it up.
"School is the absolute worst place to learn about racism."
He interviews some minority podcasters from Denzel Washington is the Best Actor of All Time, The Read, and Is this Racist?
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Why You Have No Idea What You Look Like
Given a set of slightly altered photos of ourselves and one real one, most people fail to pick out their actual face.
Michael Jackson is a good example because he had the power and ability to do whatever he wanted.
Freud has mostly stupid ideas. The one good idea that he had was the idea of therapy, having a total stranger hear the true details about your life and give a response.
We are literally the worst at judging ourselves....
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Cracked- tipping points
Predictions about the future
tequila
helium
chocolate/cocoa
seafood
car culture in america
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The Memory Podcast-
Source Amnesia (the need for works cited pages)
Elizabeth Loftus (she is the source of my red van example)
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Actor auteur theory
Tom Cruise runs in all his movies
Brad Pitt eats in all his movies
Tom Hanks pees in all his movies
Gump, Castaway, The Money Pitt, A League of Their Own
Most superstar-focused movie posters show alarming common elements.
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Notes from the Cracked De-Textbook
Cool language facts
Aborigine Super Scouts pxii
Russians with a super sense of blue pxii
Crows hold a grudge p30
Shakespeare was a sick dude p44
Training montages fuck up our expectations
Caffeine, Going green, Magnets, Facial Expressions can turn you into a dick p184
Most people survive plane crashes p198
The Peltzman Effect, why safety improvements don't save lives p206
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Unknown podcasts
Movies have a weirdly specific format
Certain things happen at 15 minutes, 60 minutes, et cetera....
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Bad Ideas That Control the World
Police lineups
lineups don't work
photos of felons do
describing the face increases witness conficence
confidence from the witnesses during testimony is one of the most important factors for juries
Speed bumps
the delays they cause kill lots of people each year..... paramedics take too long to get to
hospitals
there are VERY few accidents in neighborhoods of a serious nature. They are seen as much
more tragic, so they get the priority
----------------------------------------------------
LBJ
He was a womanizer. He taped everything. He loved to talk about his balls. He peed on a secret service agent. He really, really wanted to be president
-----------------------------------
7 ways to get free stuff from companies just by lying (this is the title of the video about complaint letters)
The power of yes primed vs no primed questions
Two examples: "Do you like money?" (an obvious manipulation) vs "Do you like leaving money on the table?" (a less obvious one, that might seem obvious based on pride)
The problematic effect of why questions....
The helpful tactic of how and what questions
Movie Effects on the Real World
Harry Potter---- owl pets
Movie places-------place stereotypes
Foreign movie people------ people stereotypes
The CSI effect---- Juries are demanding lots more evidence than they used to
What a scientist says about science------- automatically taken as true
Slipping on a banana peel--- Has this ever actually happened? People often try to fake b. peel accidents
Why are Versaci and Armani suits so popular? Partially because G. Gecko dressed like that. His wardrobe was completely a random choice.
There is no such thing as an anti-war movie. War looks exciting at all times.
Mario Puzo made up the term "Godfather"
--------------------------------------------------------
Colors-
Baker-Miller pink is connected to drunk tanks. It pacifies us.
The color of pills has an unreasonable effect on us
Impulsive red.
Russian language study of blue
Podcast #22 Bad ideas that control the world
The Structure of English makes it easier to blame people.
The Peltzman Effect-- changes that decrease risk, cause humans to increase risky behavior. Anti lock brakes let to more crashes.
English Language's encoded tendency toward blame
episode 22 36 minutes in
Police Lineups Do not Work
Describing a face increases witness confidence
Confidence from the witness during testimony is one of the most important factor's for a jury.
Having a witness look through a book with a large number of photos of felons is better.
(this relates to the racist "they all look the same to me" effect too)
Speedbumps Kill
There are very few car accidents in neighborhoods at low speeds that hurt/kill people.
There are a number of life or death medical issues that require ambulance rides.
Ambulances must slow down to go over the bumps. Multiplying out the number of medical emergencies which require ambulances, the number where a few minutes are the difference between life or death, and the actual amount an ambulance slows when hitting a speed bump, many many people die.
-----------------------------------------------------------
Real life conspiracies
The conspiracy to kill streetcars
The business plot (smedley butler)
Dropping 300000 mosquitos on Georgia
Releasing bacteria in cali
-----------------------------------------
We have an addiction to competence
The peltzman effect- why safety devices don't work. Humans have a comfortable level of danger. When something gets safer, we push the envelope.
the flynn effect- people are getting smarter
--------------------------------------------------------------
The Health Podcast
Obesity is pretty incurable without surgery. The relapse rate is higher than heroin.
The dairy industry led to government programs to encourage use.
The only time US obesity dipped was the mil rationing years
Taco Salad has "salad" in it
Bran Muffin has "Bran" in it (but it's cake)
Vitamin water has vitamins in it, but it also is worse than a soda
Dual product lines---
Healthy stuff, then you deserve the bad stuff we sell
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
White People and Their Racist Ideas
This American Life episode about teachers and expectations sounds awesome. Look it up.
"School is the absolute worst place to learn about racism."
He interviews some minority podcasters from Denzel Washington is the Best Actor of All Time, The Read, and Is this Racist?
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Why You Have No Idea What You Look Like
Given a set of slightly altered photos of ourselves and one real one, most people fail to pick out their actual face.
Michael Jackson is a good example because he had the power and ability to do whatever he wanted.
Freud has mostly stupid ideas. The one good idea that he had was the idea of therapy, having a total stranger hear the true details about your life and give a response.
We are literally the worst at judging ourselves....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cracked- tipping points
Predictions about the future
tequila
helium
chocolate/cocoa
seafood
car culture in america
------------------------------------------------------------------
The Memory Podcast-
Source Amnesia (the need for works cited pages)
Elizabeth Loftus (she is the source of my red van example)
-------------------------------------------------------------
Actor auteur theory
Tom Cruise runs in all his movies
Brad Pitt eats in all his movies
Tom Hanks pees in all his movies
Gump, Castaway, The Money Pitt, A League of Their Own
Most superstar-focused movie posters show alarming common elements.
----------------------------------------------------
Notes from the Cracked De-Textbook
Cool language facts
Aborigine Super Scouts pxii
Russians with a super sense of blue pxii
Crows hold a grudge p30
Shakespeare was a sick dude p44
Training montages fuck up our expectations
Caffeine, Going green, Magnets, Facial Expressions can turn you into a dick p184
Most people survive plane crashes p198
The Peltzman Effect, why safety improvements don't save lives p206
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Unknown podcasts
Movies have a weirdly specific format
Certain things happen at 15 minutes, 60 minutes, et cetera....
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Bad Ideas That Control the World
Police lineups
lineups don't work
photos of felons do
describing the face increases witness conficence
confidence from the witnesses during testimony is one of the most important factors for juries
Speed bumps
the delays they cause kill lots of people each year..... paramedics take too long to get to
hospitals
there are VERY few accidents in neighborhoods of a serious nature. They are seen as much
more tragic, so they get the priority
----------------------------------------------------
LBJ
He was a womanizer. He taped everything. He loved to talk about his balls. He peed on a secret service agent. He really, really wanted to be president
-----------------------------------
7 ways to get free stuff from companies just by lying (this is the title of the video about complaint letters)
Hypnosis Podcast
Dr Mike Mandel
youtube.com/user/drmikemandel
Bypass the critical faculty
Confusion as a doorway
embedded commands
stacking negatives
Analog marking (tone or nonverbal marking)
pattern interrupts
presuppositions (loaded questions)
Eps I've Watched and Here are my notes
Ep3-
Calcium turnings
5 water glasses
the "Acid test"
Ep4- Hidden object finding
the hellstrom method
ep5- explains the trick
ep6/7
anchoring states to throat clearing/forgetting
pattern interrupts
handshake inductions
double blind statements
either/or presuppositions
Ep8- Hypnogogic states
Reality tunnels
The power of intentino
Ep14- Hypnotic phenomena
Start with traditional pain reduction methods and gradually wean clients
Ep15- Conversational Hypnosis
Combines priming an embedded commands
Everyone is an "expert"
The example of the forgetful waiter
Ep 20
Clear Your Mind
Imagine a Calm Backdrop
Transmit a thought
one shape
no.... now I want you to think of a second geometric shape
how many did a circle in a triangle?
how many a triangle in a circle?
Two digit number
2 odd numbers
less than 50
different digits
37
youtube.com/user/drmikemandel
Bypass the critical faculty
Confusion as a doorway
embedded commands
stacking negatives
Analog marking (tone or nonverbal marking)
pattern interrupts
presuppositions (loaded questions)
Eps I've Watched and Here are my notes
Ep3-
Calcium turnings
5 water glasses
the "Acid test"
Ep4- Hidden object finding
the hellstrom method
ep5- explains the trick
ep6/7
anchoring states to throat clearing/forgetting
pattern interrupts
handshake inductions
double blind statements
either/or presuppositions
Ep8- Hypnogogic states
Reality tunnels
The power of intentino
Ep14- Hypnotic phenomena
Start with traditional pain reduction methods and gradually wean clients
Ep15- Conversational Hypnosis
Combines priming an embedded commands
Everyone is an "expert"
The example of the forgetful waiter
Ep 20
Clear Your Mind
Imagine a Calm Backdrop
Transmit a thought
one shape
no.... now I want you to think of a second geometric shape
how many did a circle in a triangle?
how many a triangle in a circle?
Two digit number
2 odd numbers
less than 50
different digits
37
Friday, December 5, 2014
Purpose
If you can choose a purpose, a specific purpose, you have power over your life. You can change minds. You can change actions. You can change perceptions.
However
1. What people want is never just one thing. People want lots of things. It is very hard to choose which one is the most important. It is very hard to focus of one thing at a time.
2. Unless the purpose is very clear and specific, it is very hard to know what to do.
For example, if you want directions and your purpose is to go to "a good restaurant," it will be very hard to help you.
If you want directions to my friend John's house in Las Vegas, I can tell you exactly what you need to know.
When reading an assignment for a class, do you wish to be entertained? Do you wish to be prepared for class discussion? Do you wish to complete the homework assignment as quickly as possible? Do you wish to kick ass on the test?
There is different advice for each option.
However
1. What people want is never just one thing. People want lots of things. It is very hard to choose which one is the most important. It is very hard to focus of one thing at a time.
2. Unless the purpose is very clear and specific, it is very hard to know what to do.
For example, if you want directions and your purpose is to go to "a good restaurant," it will be very hard to help you.
If you want directions to my friend John's house in Las Vegas, I can tell you exactly what you need to know.
When reading an assignment for a class, do you wish to be entertained? Do you wish to be prepared for class discussion? Do you wish to complete the homework assignment as quickly as possible? Do you wish to kick ass on the test?
There is different advice for each option.
Master of Memory- Podcast Notes
Teaching Students to Create Mnemonics
Restrict the student options. Memorize this number using this room as a memory palace.
"Name an object."
vs
"Name a reptile"
For most people, the second one is a much easier question to respond to. Why is that?
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158 Improving General Reading Skills (16, 39, 152 are other relevant episodes.)
Don't passively go over the text.
Reading for one of two reasons
1. pleasure or 2. information
For nonfiction books, create a one page mind map.
Speed reading is about 1.focus and 2.the motor skill of not going back up the page
Spreeder.com (speed reading site)
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The mind remembers events better than ideas
Emotions are the glue that cements memory
To remember a thing, first put it in a memorable way.
Make it a visual image
-include color, movement, and sound
----------------------------------------------
The suggested repetition schedule is
One day
Three days
One week
Two weeks
four weeks latere
--------------------------------
O'brian (this might be the podcast author or the book writer) says that association and two other factors are key. Those other factors are imagination and sensation
Other Key Memory Resources
Repeat to Remember- Brain Rules Video
Remember to Repeat- Brain Rules Video
Ted Talk- Joshua Foer
Ron White- Superhumans
Dominic O'brian- One of the most popular books on memory
Derren Brown- Tricks of the Mind (memory is the secret behind some of his tricks, i.e. the chess games)
Restrict the student options. Memorize this number using this room as a memory palace.
"Name an object."
vs
"Name a reptile"
For most people, the second one is a much easier question to respond to. Why is that?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
158 Improving General Reading Skills (16, 39, 152 are other relevant episodes.)
Don't passively go over the text.
Reading for one of two reasons
1. pleasure or 2. information
For nonfiction books, create a one page mind map.
Speed reading is about 1.focus and 2.the motor skill of not going back up the page
Spreeder.com (speed reading site)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The mind remembers events better than ideas
Emotions are the glue that cements memory
To remember a thing, first put it in a memorable way.
Make it a visual image
-include color, movement, and sound
----------------------------------------------
The suggested repetition schedule is
One day
Three days
One week
Two weeks
four weeks latere
--------------------------------
O'brian (this might be the podcast author or the book writer) says that association and two other factors are key. Those other factors are imagination and sensation
Other Key Memory Resources
Repeat to Remember- Brain Rules Video
Remember to Repeat- Brain Rules Video
Ted Talk- Joshua Foer
Ron White- Superhumans
Dominic O'brian- One of the most popular books on memory
Derren Brown- Tricks of the Mind (memory is the secret behind some of his tricks, i.e. the chess games)
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