How Learning Actually works? (And Why Your Study Habits Keep Failing) Learning is not magic. It is mechanics.Every piece of information you meet—numbers, sounds, diagrams, textures—enters through the senses and is routed to the hypothalamus. That centre sorts, filters, and sends it to the cortex, where the data is stored like items in safes: precise,…

🧠 Why Your Brain Needs Fuel: Priming the Engine for Math Think of your brain as a high-performance sports car trying to win the race that is a challenging math problem. You can have the best mechanic (a private tutor) in the world, but if your car’s engine isn’t properly fueled and primed, you won’t even make…

You can study every night. You can sit at your desk for hours.You can highlight entire chapters until the pen runs dry. And still fail on exam day. Are you not smart? NO. Are you not trying enough? NO> Because your brain wasn’t capable of learning at that time of day. If you’re studying late every…

Use puzzles and quick dopamine games to prime attention before hard tasks Before your brain can focus, it needs ignition—not pressure. Trying to jump from scrolling social media to complex algebra is a huge mismatch for the ADHD brain. You’re starting your high-effort task with zero motivation (zero dopamine), guaranteeing resistance and distraction. The solution is not…

So get your coffee, brave yourself and take these all at once, because “learning” is about to going to change for you. Why Humans Forget Faster Than They Learn Let me tell you the real reason in 60 seconds: Humans are the only species born almost entirely unfinished.Elephant calves walk within hours. Predators hunt within…

When you feel that intense resistance to starting math, it’s a signal. Your brain is telling you the task is too overwhelming or the expected reward is too low. We combat this with a two-part approach: Confidence Priming (Arithmetic Games) and Foundation Check (Going Back to Grade 4). Here’s the secret nobody tells you: Most kids get lost because…