#22: Our Personal EF Hacks: Working Memory

Executive Function Brain Trainer Podcast

In this episode, Darius and Erica share some personal life hacks, tools and technology to maximize your working memory.

• Darius and Ericas’ personal executive function hacks
• What is working memory?
• Visualization, visual-spatial, and inner voice - using the tools of working memory
• Working memory and memory strategies
• Technology tools and techniques

Understanding the Foundation

• Visualization
• Inner Voice

Tools and Techniques

• Split screen
• Whiteboard
• Underlining keywords
• Repeating questions
• Memory strategies
• Brainstorming with bullet points
• Drawing
• Color coding
• Lists

Technology

• Ipad
• Voice to text
• Slack/Asana/Trello/Otter

Links

• Working Memory by Alan Baddeley: https://tinyurl.com/3w8dyd3s
• “Episodic Buffer” - https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/episodic-buffer
• Richard Branson: https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog
• Memory strategy podcasts reference: https://tinyurl.com/mw3sx3ac
• Hooking: https://tinyurl.com/2p8zjut5
• Simultaneous processing: https://tinyurl.com/2p8666js
• Method of Loci: https://tinyurl.com/2p8zcftn
• BulletMap Academy: https://bulletmapacademy.com/
• Good Sensory Learning: https://goodsensorylearning.com/
• Learning Specialist Courses: https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/
• Otter: https://otter.ai/
• Trello: https://trello.com/en
• Asana: https://app.asana.com/
• Slack: https://slack.com/

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• https://goodsensorylearning.com
• https://learningspecialistcourses.com
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