Focused and Diffuse mode are concepts referred to by Barbara Oakley, who teaches a Coursera course called Learning How to Learn. https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
While in focused mode, a learner concentrates on tasks like reading a chapter in a textbook. Barbara Oakleyr says you should focus for a specific amount of time, like half an hour when in a focused mode.
In diffuse mode, you let your mind wander and connect things you wouldn’t normally connect when focused too narrowly in focused mode.
There is a good overview of the two modes of learning on Barbara Oakley’s website. https://barbaraoakley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Learning-How-to-Learn-Excerpt.pdf
Focused and Diffuse mode are concepts referred to by Barbara Oakley, who teaches a Coursera course called Learning How to Learn. https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
While in focused mode, a learner concentrates on tasks like reading a chapter in a textbook. Barbara Oakleyr says you should focus for a specific amount of time, like half an hour when in a focused mode.
In diffuse mode, you let your mind wander and connect things you wouldn’t normally connect when focused too narrowly in focused mode.
There is a good overview of the two modes of learning on Barbara Oakley’s website. https://barbaraoakley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Learning-How-to-Learn-Excerpt.pdf