A shortcut for learning that works for me is that as I listen to someone speak, I mentally put myself in their shoes speaking to me. I notice that it immediate

A shortcut for learning that works for me is that as I listen to someone speak, I mentally put myself in their shoes speaking to me. I notice that it immediately shifts my thoughts to better capture more critical information. The hard part is that it takes half a second or so to do this mental shift, and they are still speaking, so I have to both listen to what is currently being said while reiterating the previous half second to myself at a lag. takes a little getting used to, but internally i feel a closer connection to the topic similar to trying to teach it