9 Tactics for rapid learning that most people have never heard of – Pegging, Metaphor, Diagramming, Speed Reading etc. – Link.

My comment on the above page:

I forgot to add, you can use visceralization and visualization for learning the meanings of new words (for improving your vocab for competitive exams like SAT, GMAT, IELTS, etc.) Simply construct a story around the phonetic representation of the word and associate the story with the meaning of the word. See the site MnemonicDictionary.com they have ready-made memorizable stories that can help you remember meanings of new and difficult words. You can also add another learning technique to this techniques of rapid learning list: that is, Mnemonics/Acronyms where you take the first letter of the things in the list you wanna remember and form a coherent sentence or acronym with it. For example for remembering the order of planets in the solar system, you could use ‘Mother Very Eagerly Made Jam Sandwiches Under No Protest’. The first letter of each word would represent, the planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter etc. in that order… More mnemonics for learning are here: http://www.fun-with-words.com/mnem_example.html and here: http://www.mnemonic-device.eu/mnemonics/.

How I was able to ace exams without studying – Link.

The Internet will make you smarter, say experts. – Link.

The effects of luxury on human behavior – Link.

Everyday acts of innovation – talks about five key ‘discovery skills’ – associating, questioning, observing, experimenting, networking – Link.