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John Medina ROCKS us with Brain Rules. Check it out. 
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04.13.2016

John Medina ROCKS! 

John Medina's "Brain Rules" is not a new appearance on the book market, but it's a book I keep coming back to (it has recently been updated and expanded) and a book I recommend in my instructional design workshops. How can you NOT love a book with a dedication page that says:

"Gratitude, my dear boys, for constantly reminding me that age is not something that matters unless you are cheese." 


Tremendous! As someone who has reached a certain age with a certain zero attached to it...I had to laugh. I'm as good as CHEESE! Go me. 

Anyway - Here are some thoughts to take away.

First, John makes us understand that we still don't understand the brain and how it works. "In truth, if we ever understood how the human brain knew how to pick up a glass of water, it would represent a major achievement." 

Then, this, "If you wanted to create a business environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you'd design something like a cubicle. If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design something like a classroom." Ummm, yeah - that would be us. 

If you want to change things, we have to tear things down and start over. The science of the brain is fascinating stuff people! As curious learners, and status quo breaking Learning Rebels - we should make more of an effort and this book is a great start. Then pass the book to your CEO, your head of HR and department heads. Everyone who has ever asked you to design training which had no hope of being successful. Yeah, start there. 

But first - YOU MUST READ IT. 

You'll learn cool things like:

  • At 42 minutes old, newborns can imitate. What?? (page 247)
  • Right here, right now - you are hallucinating! No, you're not eating mushrooms, the brain loves to make stuff up. (page 187)
  • We've heard it before, but now we know why the brain is completely unable to shift attention and multitask. (page 115) - Let's drop the mic on this one. 
  • We started our evolutionary journey with the words "Eat Me, I'm prey" taped to our backs like a "kick me!" sign. Hence, the importance of exercise to the brain. (page 8)
I guarantee, you will find this book fascinating, and as he says: "If you are in education, you are in the business of brain development". So I guess what I'm saying is - Go forth and help the world kill off bad training by reading this book. 
 
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