We all have that desire to learn and understand any concept faster, whether it may be our academic studies or anything which we might come across in our day-to-day life. Furthermore, a student has the highest tendency to ask, " How to learn anything faster"? If you too are curious to know the math behind learning faster, don't worry, here are three key tips which might help you to improve your learning skills.

1. Take notes while learning.

When we were in school or college, our teacher would mandate us to take notes, even when ready-made notes and guides were available at the bookstalls. Do you know why we were taught to do so? The reason behind this is that when you are taking notes, it takes your attention and focus on what you are writing and it indirectly helps you in learning and grabbing the knowledge faster. It would prevent you from drifting off boring lectures. Remember the situation when the teacher explains a lesson and you won't have to take notes, your mind would get distracted. You would hardly listen to what the teacher is really explaining. And if the subject is on a broader concept, your teacher's explanations would move above your head. Apart from that, you can revise your notes later or before exams which is further helpful to you. As well, it goes the same while reading a book. Taking notes while reading would help you to grab the concept better and help you to learn, even a tough subject faster. You may apply Cornell's note-taking method to increase your intensity of learning.

2. Try to explain what you have learned.

This is something popularly known as Feynman's technique. Applying this technique will deeply unleash your potential for learning and execution of what you have learned. As per scientific research, this is one of the most effective techniques for learning anything faster. Regardless of what you study, try to explain the concepts to your peers or juniors. If you feel hesitant to do so, pretend to be explaining the concepts to someone in your mind.

3. Get better sleep.

In the process of learning something, your brain has to work a lot. It has to grasp new information and store it. In that context, sleep is the 'magical command' that transforms your short-term memory into long-term memory. When you have the ability to remember something for a longer time, that means you have boosted your 'learning' ability. Your sleep gives your brain a fresh 'restart', thus increasing your brain's efficiency and helping you to be a real 'fast learner'. Next time when you are learning something new, take time for some short 'power naps' as well.