Cognitive Loads

The first step to ensuring that we can properly absorb information is to look at the cognitive load that we place on our brains. There are three types of loads: intrinsic, extrinsic, and germane. They have to do with how difficult the information is, how the information is presented, and how difficult the information is to turn into something with personal significance.

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