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The effortless trick neuroscientists say will help you pick up any new skill a lot faster

Learning a new skill, such as playing an instrument, gardening or picking up a new language, takes a lot of time and practice, whether that means scale training, learning about native plants or using flashcards to memorize new words.

To improve through practice, you have to perform the task repeatedly while also receiving feedback so you know whether you’re doing it correctly or not. Is my pitch correct? Did my geraniums bloom? Is my pronunciation understandable?
However, a new study by researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience at the University of Oregon shows that you can speed up the processes by adding a third element to practice and feedback: passive exposure. The good news is that passive exposure requires minimal effort and is enjoyable.
“Active learning of a… task requires both expending effort to perform the task and having access to feedback about task performance,” the study authors explained. “Passive exposure to sensory stimuli, on the other hand, is relatively effortless and does not require feedback about performance.”

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