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Young Kim

 
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California's 40th District
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2025
2026
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News
02/13/2025 --qctimes
Parents of children with disabilities and teachers delivered letters to Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird Tuesday morning, calling on her to not participate in a Texas lawsuit aiming to repeal parts of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
02/12/2025 --capitalgazette
The Sun spoke with investors from Maryland and Pennsylvania, alleging a widespread, massive Ponzi scheme. They alone gave Rieger more than $300,000 — and they fear other investors gave him much, much more.
02/09/2025 --theadvocate
If Jayden Daniels and Justin Jefferson couldn’t play in the Super Bowl, they did the next best thing: help get two veterans to football’s ultimate game.
02/08/2025 --salon
Pioneer of disaster medicine tells an inspiring American story — and a powerful counter to fearful MAGA nonsense
02/08/2025 --postbulletin
Meanwhile, a recent city discussion pointed to another community need: a long-term replacement for the former YMCA.
02/04/2025 --ocregister
Kim Varet and her team are planning to launch a mobile coffee truck called "Common Ground" that will travel throughout the district.
02/04/2025 --ocregister
Joe Biden in December signed legislation making the raptor the country’s national bird.
02/04/2025 --theweek
The president has a long history of controversial remarks about the opposite sex
01/28/2025 --dailykos
During his visit to Southern California last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that blames recent devastating wildfires on the state’s liberal governance and water policies. The order aims to eliminate rules including endangered species protections and give his administration the jurisdiction to oversee much of the state’s water allocation.“Almost immediately, firefighters were unable to fight the blaze due to dry hydrants, empty reservoirs, and inadequate water infrastructure,” reads the executive order.These claims have been refuted by firefighters on the ground as well as experts, who said no “water system in the world” could’ve stopped the raging fires made worse by hurricane-strength winds in early January. The executive order proposes that the Trump administration take over the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, claiming it’ll help fight the wildfires in Southern California. But about 75% of Central Valley Project water is used for California’s food industry, while the rest goes to cities and towns in the Sacramento and Fresno areas—which are in Northern and Central California.It’s unclear how Trump would wield his power over California’s water sources, but having federal agencies such as the Department of Interior and Department of Commerce in control of those sources would give him power to play politics with the blue state. The executive order also threatens to cut off federal funding to the state, saying that it wants to end "the subsidization of California's mismanagement," leaving it up to the director of the Office of Management and Budget to review funding related to California's land and water management and disaster response.“I’m signing an executive order to open up the pumps and valves in the north. We want to get that water pouring down here as quickly as possible and let hundreds of millions of gallons of water flow down into Southern California, and that’ll be a big benefit to you,” Trump said on Friday during his meeting with officials. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the executive order is based on a false premise."Attempts to connect water management in Northern California to local wildfire fighting in Los Angeles have zero factual basis," Newsom’s deputy director of communications Tara Gallegos told NBC News. "California continues to pump as much water as it did under the Trump administration’s policies, and water operations to move water south through the Delta have absolutely nothing to do with the local fire response in Los Angeles."The executive order focuses on California’s supposed mismanagement and immigration policies rather than on increasing Federal Emergency Management Agency funding for the ravaged state, vaguely threatening to look into “the misuse” of a $213 million federal grant.“As of the date of this order, the city has yet to use the majority of its $213 million allotment that has accrued since fiscal year 2021,” the order states. “These Federal preparedness grants shall not be used to support illegal aliens. The Attorney General, in coordination with the FEMA Administrator, shall investigate the misuse of these grants by the City of Los Angeles and take appropriate action to address such misuse.”A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Jan. 7, 2025.It’s no surprise that the notoriously xenophobic Trump is wedging irrelevant immigration issues and the threat of investigations into an executive order that’s supposedly focused on disaster relief.This comes as Trump voiced his intent to restructure or eliminate FEMA altogether during a visit to Asheville, North Carolina, where Hurricane Helene hit. On Sunday, he signed another executive order creating a “review council” to find ways to change FEMA, which allocates relief funding and assists with recovery in disaster-hit areas.California Republicans who are usually in lockstep with Trump are in a tough spot, with some even voicing their disgust.“Playing politics with people’s livelihoods is unacceptable and a slap in the face to the Southern California wildfire victims and to our brave first responders,” said Rep. Young Kim, a Republican from Orange County, in a statement.Trump’s executive orders are more focused on scoring political points and placing blame than addressing the real issues facing California and the broader country. By attacking local policies and undermining federal agencies like FEMA, the administration appears more interested in creating division than offering solutions. Campaign Action
01/28/2025 --theadvocate
The last couple of years have brought much fanfare with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and women's basketball in general — especially in Louisiana when, in 2023, the LSU women won the national championship.
01/28/2025 --ivpressonline
As swaths of Southern California burn, the state’s Republican members of Congress find themselves facing a dilemma.
01/27/2025 --kron4
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is keeping the door open to conditioning California disaster aid on the state enacting voter identification laws, days after President Trump said he wanted to link the two priorities. The comments from Johnson came during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami on Monday, which served as the kickoff [...]
01/24/2025 --stltoday
Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, Trump said Washington could provide money directly to the states.
01/20/2025 --dailynews_com
Some were happy that the traditional plans to hold the inauguration outside were scrapped at the last minute; others were disappointed but understanding.
01/20/2025 --gazettetimes
Not everyone was on board with the change of home to recovery site. But for one man, the applicant was a lifesaver.
01/20/2025 --reporterherald
Donald Trump will be surrounded by a very different Washington than he was eight years ago.
01/16/2025 --kron4
The battle over wildfire aid for Los Angeles is quickly evolving into a game of high-stakes chicken. Many Republicans are demanding conditions on any new emergency funding, blaming Democratic leaders in California for exacerbating the crisis. Democrats are rejecting conditions outright, accusing Republicans of exploiting the disaster to score political points. And both sides appear [...]
12/29/2025 --sgvtribune
Carter was the longest-living American president. One Southern California politician recalled casting his first ballot for him.
12/29/2025 --axios
Nearly a century ago, Jimmy Carter was just a boy with a horse named Lady, living his best life in rural Georgia. The latest: On Tuesday, the nation's longest-living president turned 100 in his hometown of Plains. He entered hospice care in February 2023.It's been nearly a year since his wife of almost eight decades, Rosalynn, died.The big picture: Jimmy Carter went on to join the U.S. Navy, serve in the state Capitol, live in the Georgia governor's mansion and White House, and travel the world. After leaving the White House, the couple founded the Atlanta-based nonprofit Carter Center to carry on their work of "waging peace, fighting disease and building hope."But as with many great life arcs, Carter wound up where he started back in Plains, teaching Sunday school at his hometown Baptist church until just a few years ago.Details: Take a quick stroll through Carter's life in photos below, then open the links that follow for more extensive photo galleries from our fellow Cox Enterprises-owned publication, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Around 1928 — Jimmy Carter, the farm boy A young Jimmy Carter rides his Shetland pony named Lady at the family farm near Plains, Ga. The Carter family moved to the 350-acre farm in 1928, when Jimmy was about 4 years old. Photo: Jimmy Carter Library/AJC files1937 — The older brother Gloria, 10, Jimmy, 12, and Ruth, 6, in 1937. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times/AJC files1946 — The naval officer Jimmy with his future wife, Rosalynn (left), and mother, Lillian, at his Annapolis commissioning in the 1940s. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times/AJC files1970 — The Georgia governor Carter was elected governor of Georgia in 1970 in his second campaign for the office. Photo: Jimmy Carter Library/AJC files1974 — The sports fan Carter presents Atlanta Braves legend Hank Aaron with a personalized license plate to celebrate Aaron's 715th career home run, which broke Babe Ruth's record. Photo: Getty Images1976 — The Democratic nominee Jimmy and Rosalynn Cater wave to delegates at the 1976 Democratic National Convention after Carter clinched the presidential nomination. Photo: James Garrett/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images1979 — The 39th president At a summit meeting in Vienna, Austria, on June 18, 1979, President Carter and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev sign the SALT II treaty specifying guidelines and limitations for nuclear weapons. Photo: Jimmy Carter Library/AJC files1994 — The peacekeeper Carter and then-North Korean leader Kim Il Sung met in Pyongyang for talks resulting in an eight-year freeze of the country’s nuclear weapons program in 1994. Photo: The Carter Center/AJC files1998 — The Habitat worker Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter attach siding to the front of a Habitat for Humanity home in LaGrange, Ga., in 2003. More than 90 homes were built in LaGrange, Valdosta, and Anniston, Ala., during Habitat for Humanity International's annual Jimmy Carter Work Project that year. Photo: Erik S. Lesser/Getty Images2007 — The humanitarian Carter consoles a young patient having a worm removed from her body in Savelugu, Ghana, in February 2007. The Carter Center leads the international campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease. Photo: The Carter Center/AJC files2014 — The Sunday school teacher Carter shares a laugh with the congregation before beginning his Sunday school lesson at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains in June 2014. Photo: Curtis Compton/AJC 📾 Go deeper with the AJC: Carter through the years ... Jimmy and Rosalynn ... Early years ... Early political career ... Carter's presidency ... Habitat work ... and more.
12/29/2025 --starherald
Artificial intelligence. Abortion. Guns. Marijuana. Minimum wages. Name a hot topic, and chances are good there's a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.
12/26/2024 --wesa_fm
A federal bill aimed at supporting healthy heart education in schools while protecting students from sudden cardiac arrest has been signed by President Joe Biden. The bill had the high-profile support of Buffalo Bills' safety and former Pitt Panther Damar Hamlin.
12/22/2024 --cbsnews
The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. French Hill, Republican of Arkansas on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Dec. 22, 2024.
12/18/2024 --ocregister
The outgoing Republican representative thanked several colleagues and reflected on her past four years in Congress.
12/17/2024 --qctimes
Iowa officially cast its six electoral votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Sen. JD Vance Tuesday morning when the state's presidential electors convened at the Iowa State Capitol.
12/13/2024 --ocregister
Katie Porter is staying active in California politics with the launch of a state-level political committee, Woman Up.
12/10/2024 --kron4
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.) was elected chair of the Republican Governance Group, a House GOP caucus that trends to the center ideologically, after current chair, Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), opted to step down to foster new leadership in the group. Valadao ran unopposed and officially won the position in the group’s closed-door elections on Tuesday. [...]
12/10/2024 --pressofatlanticcity
Mark Pancoast abruptly resigned during the Monday meeting of the Upper Township Committee.
12/06/2024 --natlawreview
In the month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer though many questions remain.What Can Be Expected on Day 1President-elect Donald Trump has made it clear that on Day 1 he plans to immediately reverse pauses on all liquified natural gas (LNG) export permits to accelerate oil and gas production and “lower energy prices.” Trump will push for more oil drilling on federal land and we also expect that the administration and Congress to move quickly on revamping DOE’s role in LNG export licenses under the Natural Gas Act. Trump also repeatedly promised on his campaign trail to withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change once again, meaning the US would not have to abide by any “nationally determined contribution,” the non-binding 10-year national climate plan that the US is supposed to submit by a February 2025 deadline.Trump’s next likely targets include the recently finalized Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) methane fee on... Read the complete article here...©1994-2024 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. All Rights Reserved.
12/06/2024 --mercurynews
While the inauguration is open to the public, tickets are required to attend.
12/02/2024 --pasadenastarnews
The War Party must not get away with “reining him in” on Russia policy for a second time.
11/27/2024 --abcnews
Democrat Derek Tran has defeated two-term Republican U.S. Rep. Michelle Steel in a Southern California House district that was specifically drawn to give Asian Americans a stronger voice on Capitol Hill
11/27/2024 --natlawreview
Coming up on a month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer, though many questions remain. We will release a Viewpoints article in the next week that will be a more in-depth assessment of the implications of what is known about both the incoming Trump administration and congressional priorities. So, be sure to keep an eye out! In the meantime, we wanted to highlight some new energy-related programs and announcements from the Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other agencies, building off the views in our November update.Trump’s Cabinet PicksPresident-elect Trump has named Chris Wright, currently CEO of Liberty Energy, an energy services company headquartered in Denver, as his nominee for Secretary of Energy. Wright’s announcement led many to view a video posted on LinkedIn where he pushed back hard against language about an “energy transition,” “clean energy,” “carbon pollution,” and a “climate crisis,”... Read the complete article here...©1994-2024 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. All Rights Reserved.
11/16/2024 --magicvalley
It's a big moment for Biden as he wraps up more than 50 years in politics. He saw his relationship with Xi as among the most consequential.
11/16/2024 --pasadenastarnews
Not all our neighbors felt the same way.
11/12/2024 --latimes
Donors responding to a slew of political text messages from both Republicans and Democrats have given tens of thousands of dollars in small donations. Some without realizing how they were adding up.
11/11/2024 --eastbaytimes
The numbers so far 'represent a move to the right, but it's going to be a while before we know how far a move is taking place,' one analyst says.
11/08/2024 --canoncitydailyrecord
The most significant test for officials on Election Day was a series of bomb threats reported in five battleground states.
11/07/2024 --abcnews
Republican Young Kim wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 40th Congressional District
10/25/2024 --laist
Representatives are elected to two-year terms without term limits, so they're on your ballot a lot. Here's a look the candidates in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
10/21/2024 --dailycamera
Is the U.S. Postal Service prepared to process and deliver that kind of volume in a timely manner? In short, yes. But voters should take certain common sense steps to ensure their ballots are counted.
10/21/2024 --dailykos
Donald Trump's incoherence has gotten even worse over the past few weeks, with the former president rambling on about the size of the legendary late golfer Arnold Palmer’s penis at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend. Comments like this have led Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign to ask: Is he okay?At a campaign rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Trump went on a 12-minute-long rambling tangent about Palmer, concluding with the comment about the late golfer’s genitals.“Arnold Palmer was all man, and I say that in all due respect to women, and I love women,” Trump said. “But this guy, this guy—this is a guy that was all man. This man was strong and tough, and I refuse to say it, but when he took showers with the other pros, they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my God. That's unbelievable.’ I had to say it. I had to say it.”xTrump: "Arnold Palmer was all man and I say that in all due respect to women, and I love women, but this is a guy that was all man...When he took showers with the other pros they came out of there, they said, ‘Oh my God. That's unbelievable.’” pic.twitter.com/3GcW8ImFjS— Republican Voters Against Trump (@AccountableGOP) October 19, 2024
10/21/2024 --ocregister
Hear what the candidates had to say about public safety, housing, the environment and more.
10/16/2024 --fastcompany
Whether it’s a new technology, a foreign language, or an advanced skill, staying competitive often means learning new things. Being a quick learner can give you an even greater edge. And the good news is that there are ways you can ‘hack’ your brain to accomplish that. Here are eleven methods that you can try together or on their own:1. TEACH SOMEONE ELSE (OR JUST PRETEND TO)If you imagine that you’ll need to teach someone else the material or task you are trying to grasp, you can speed up your learning and remember more, according to a study done at Washington University in St. Louis. The expectation changes your mind-set so that you engage in more effective approaches to learning than those who simply learn to pass a test, according to John Nestojko, a postdoctoral researcher in psychology and coauthor of the study.“When teachers prepare to teach, they tend to seek out key points and organize information into a coherent structure,” Nestojko writes. “Our results suggest that students also turn to these types of effective learning strategies when they expect to teach.”2. LEARN IN SHORT BURSTS OVER TIMEExperts at the Louisiana State University’s Center for Academic Success suggest dedicating 30-50 minutes to learning new material. “Anything less than 30 is just not enough, but anything more than 50 is too much information for your brain to take in at one time,” writes learning strategies graduate assistant Ellen Dunn. Skill-acquisition isn’t an event, it’s a process. If you truly want to master a new skill, it’s far better to invest small amounts of time over an extended period than a large amount of time all at once. This is what researchers call the “spacing effect,” which refers to the finding that skill-development tends to improve when learning is spaced out over time.You’re probably thinking, “But wait, wouldn’t this take longer?” Not necessarily. Because the spacing effect has been shown to boost retention, spreading out your learning process over a period of time limits the likelihood that you’ll have to go back to brush up (or start over completely) a week or a month or a year later. Since the late 19th century, psychologists (and anyone who’s ever crammed for an exam) have known that one of the biggest hindrances to learning is forgetting.While it sounds counterintuitive, you can learn faster when you practice distributed learning, or “spacing.” In an interview with The New York Times, Benedict Carey, author of How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens, says learning is like watering a lawn. “You can water a lawn once a week for 90 minutes or three times a week for 30 minutes,” he said. “Spacing out the watering during the week will keep the lawn greener over time.”To retain material, Carey said it’s best to review the information one to two days after first studying it. “One theory is that the brain actually pays less attention during short learning intervals,” he said in the interview. “So repeating the information over a longer interval–say a few days or a week later, rather than in rapid succession–sends a stronger signal to the brain that it needs to retain the information.”3. STOP TRYING TO STRETCH YOUR ATTENTION SPANLearning how to execute any new skill competently takes one crucial factor many of us don’t pay enough attention to: attention. Human attention is complex, with many factors influencing how attentive we can be at any given moment. Still, there’s at least one way to improve your ability to pay attention, and it’s amazingly simple: Just stop trying to stretch your attention span beyond its ordinary limits.If you find yourself getting distracted while trying to learn something, press pause, then break up the learning process into even shorter segments. It’s called “micro-learning,” and neuroscientist John Medina has summed up the concept in what he calls the “10 Minute Rule.” His research suggests that the brain’s ability to pay attention typically plummets to near-zero after roughly 10 minutes. So focus instead on developing a skill over numerous, short sessions. This can help you give the task your full attention and obtain maximum results in the shortest time possible. Plus, it all but guarantees that you’ll leverage the spacing effect and avoid forgetting everything later.None of this brain science is especially complicated, but the reality is that each of us often behaves in ways that make it harder for our brains to grasp a particular skill. Short, focused bursts of repeated practice may seem inefficient when you block out all those learning sessions in your calendar. But from your brain’s point of view, it’s the fastest route to mastery.Neil Starr, a course mentor at Western Governors University, an online nonprofit university where the average student earns a bachelor’s degree in two and a half years, recommends preparing for micro learning sessions. “Make note cards by hand for the more difficult concepts you are trying to master,” he says. “You never know when you’ll have some in-between time to take advantage of.”4. TAKE NOTES BY HANDWhile it’s faster to take notes on a laptop, using a pen and paper will help you learn and comprehend better. Researchers at Princeton University and UCLA found that when students took notes by hand, they listened more actively and were able to identify important concepts. Taking notes on a laptop, however, leads to mindless transcription, as well as an opportunity for distraction, such as email.“In three studies, we found that students who took notes on laptops performed worse on conceptual questions than students who took notes longhand,” writes coauthor and Princeton University psychology professor Pam Mueller. “We show that whereas taking more notes can be beneficial, laptop note takers’ tendency to transcribe lectures verbatim rather than processing information and reframing it in their own words is detrimental to learning.”5. TAKE A STUDY NAPDowntime is important when it comes to retaining what you learn, and getting sleep in between study sessions can boost your recall up to six months later, according to new research published in Psychological Science.In an experiment held in France, participants were taught the Swahili translation for 16 French words in two sessions. Participants in the “wake” group completed the first learning session in the morning and the second session in the evening of the same day, while participants in the “sleep” group completed the first session in the evening, slept, and then completed the second session the following morning. Participants who had slept between sessions recalled about 10 of the 16 words, on average, while those who hadn’t slept recalled only about 7.5 words.“Our results suggest that interweaving sleep between practice sessions leads to a twofold advantage, reducing the time spent relearning and ensuring a much better long-term retention than practice alone,” writes psychological scientist Stephanie Mazza of the University of Lyon. “Previous research suggested that sleeping after learning is definitely a good strategy, but now we show that sleeping between two learning sessions greatly improves such a strategy.”6. CHANGE IT UPWhen learning a new motor skill, changing the way you practice it can help you master it faster, according to a study at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In an experiment, participants were asked to learn a computer-based task. Those who used a modified learning technique during their second session performed better than those who repeated the same method.The findings suggest that reconsolidation–a process in which existing memories are recalled and modified with new knowledge–plays a key role in strengthening motor skills. Basically, if you try using your new skill in a different way, you’ll learn it faster than just repeating the same tasks over and over. But keep the chances small: Research shows making the task too different doesn’t help with mastery. For example, someone learning to switch between guitar chords could try playing them in a different order or pattern. 7. TRY PROJECT-BASED AND IMMERSIVE LEARNINGYou may think you’re a quick learner, but Scott H. Young sets the bar. He learned MIT’s four-year computer science curriculum in less than 12 months, and four languages in a year, both of which he writes about on his blog. Young says that directness is often overlooked when it comes to learning.“A lot of us are working under the wrong metaphor,” he says. “Most people think the brain is like a muscle. The muscle metaphor says when you go to the gym and do barbell exercises, you’ll be stronger when you go to lift in real life. The problem is that the brain learns in specifics. You’re stuck in the context when you learn something.”Transferring knowledge and applying it in real life won’t work if it doesn’t match the context under which it was learned. What matters are the cognitive features of what you’re trying to master, and the way you practice must be substantially similar. Young suggests project-based and immersive learning.Consider Bennie Lewis, one of the ultralearners Young profiles in his book, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. Young was in a student exchange program in France and was struggling to learn the language. Then he heard that Lewis became fluent in three months.After meeting Lewis, Young realized that although he had submersed himself in French culture, he had inadvertently created an English bubble, picking classes that were taught in English and making English-speaking friends. Lewis, on the other hand, hadn’t relied on traditional language learning techniques. He’d dove in, using a phrasebook to get started, speaking to strangers, and using visual mnemonics to memorize vocabulary. The scope of ways we have to learn hard skills is broader than we think, says Young. “We think school is the only way to learn, but language classes are not optimal because you get nowhere near enough practice,” he says.8. TEST YOURSELFYoung says that another overlooked aspect of learning is retrieval. “Students often study by reading and rewriting their notes,” he says. “The problem is that the brain is a cognitive miser. If I don’t have to recall something, I don’t store it in my memory.”So instead of reviewing, the better way to learn is to practice recalling something, testing yourself before you think you’re ready. Young suggests taking sample tests or using flashcards to recall what you’ve learned, then identify the areas where your retrieval is faulty.9. TRAIN YOUR BASAL GANGLIAMost of us focus on comprehension when we’re attempting to improve a skill. That may seem sensible enough, but science shows that while understanding is vital to heightening proficiency (it’s hard to improve when you don’t know how), it isn’t enough to obtain mastery. Turning any newly acquired knowledge into an actual skill requires engaging a part of your brain that heavily impacts learning and movement, known as the “basal ganglia.”There are two things you’ll need to know about your basal ganglia: First, it learns slowly. Unlike other regions of the brain–such as the neocortex, which deals with the executive functions of the brain and learns quickly–the basal ganglia takes much longer to absorb new experiences and information. Second, it learns by repeatedly performing the behavior. For instance, when teaching a kid to ride a bike you can explain how to steer and pedal the bicycle in a few minutes. But while she may understand conceptually how to operate the bike, her initial attempts will probably be pretty unsuccessful. Why? Because riding a bicycle, like all skills, requires training the basal ganglia, which takes repetition and practice.As you attempt to master a skill, intentionally engage in repeated practice sessions that allow you to fail, adapt and try again. It’s this process that will enable you to improve and eventually become competent in the skill. Because when it comes to training your basal ganglia, repetition is the key to mastery.10. BREAK IT DOWN TO SUB SKILLSIn a previous article for Fast Company, Founder and CEO of Ripe Sean Kim suggested breaking down any skill you want to know into all of its components. For example, if you want to learn how to be a stronger writer, you might break the skill down into “sub skills” like organization and structure of information; tone and word choice, sentence structure, and grammar. It’s okay if you don’t know all the components before you start. You can always add to the list.Once you have your initial list, think about which sub skill is most important for you to master in order to reach your goal. Going back to the writing example, maybe you want your emails to be more easily understood. You might identify “organization and structure” or “grammar” as the most important based on your current skill level. Focus on learning this most important sub skill first, then move onto another. Focus on one sub-skill at a time to avoid the slowing down that comes from multitasking.11. TRY THE FEYNMAN TECHNIQUENobel Prize–winning physicist Richard Feynman was famous for his academic accomplishments in a wide range of scientific fields. But he attributed his achievements to his method of learning rather than his innate intelligence. Fadeke Adegbuyi of Doist summarizes the Feynman Technique in four steps:Choose a concept to learn. Choose the topic you want to learn about and write it at the top of a notebook page. This forces you to think about what you don’t know and choose an area to study that’s small enough to fit on a page. Teach it to yourself or someone else. Write everything you know about the topic out as if you were explaining it to yourself or someone else. Don’t consult your notes or any resources. This forces you to face how much you actually do or don’t know. Alternatively, you can actually try to teach it to someone else.Return to the source material if you get stuck. Go back to whatever you’re learning from – a book, lecture notes, podcast – and fill in the gaps in your explanation. You’ll probably have to go back and forth between steps 2 and 3 a few times. This is good and helps with your learning. Simplify your explanations and create analogies. Refine your notes and explanations until they feel clear and obvious. Distilling what you know into its simplest form — without relying on jargon — is key to truly learning and understanding something, rather than just memorizing it. See if you can incorporate analogies that feel intuitive to you as well. DAVID HOFFELD and CHARLIE SORREL also contributed writing, reporting and/or advice to this article.
10/16/2024 --baltimoresun
Baltimore County is beginning to consider life after County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr.
10/09/2024 --nbcnews
Get ready for Donald Trump’s blue state extravaganza.
10/09/2024 --chicagotribune
Democrat Eileen O'Neill Burke focuses on experience, Republican Bob Fioretti on migrant crime.
10/08/2024 --poststar
At a Queensbury Town Board meeting, residents voiced their concern over the Equal Rights Amendment.
10/08/2024 --poststar
At a Queensbury Town Board meeting, residents voiced their concern over the Equal Rights Amendment.
 
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