How to learn faster

This was a really good video about learning faster.

To sum it up, the following are tricks to learning something faster:

1. Skip the laptop - write notes with paper and pencil
2. Study - Sleep - Study
3. Modify practice
4. Exercise
5. Use mnemonic devices
6. Say it out loud
7. Stay hydrated
8. Reward yourself

I learn Japanese while I'm walking, so that satisfies no. 4 and 6 (don't laugh if you see me saying Japanese words while I'm walking).  I should actually walk just before I go to sleep, drink water, and reward myself with chocolate ice cream to maximize the effects.