Exercise: Crash Course Study Skills #10

We’re finally to the end of our time together here on Crash Course Study Skills, so this week we’re taking a more holistic approach to becoming the best learner you can be. Part of taking care of your brain is taking care of your whole body, of which your brain is a part. We’re wrapping up this course by outlining some good tips and tricks for maintaining a healthy body, and why it’s such an important part of being a great student.

Resources:

• Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by Dr. John Ratey: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721609.Spark
• Thomas’ interview with Dr. John Ratey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8NxS9yAkeY
• More on sea squirts: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/choke/201207/how-humans-learn-lessons-the-sea-squirt