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A 6-step process that completely changed my life:
• Maximize what you don& #39;t learn
• Avoid schedules
• Use uncomfortable situations
• Learn as a byproduct
• Teach somebody else
• Circle back in a month
On how to learn efficiently and get ahead in life: ↓
• Maximize what you don& #39;t learn
• Avoid schedules
• Use uncomfortable situations
• Learn as a byproduct
• Teach somebody else
• Circle back in a month
On how to learn efficiently and get ahead in life: ↓
Everything starts with maximizing the things I don& #39;t learn.
If I spend time on things that don& #39;t bring me value, I can& #39;t focus on what really matters to me.
By default, everything around me is noise until it& #39;s impossible to ignore.
If I spend time on things that don& #39;t bring me value, I can& #39;t focus on what really matters to me.
By default, everything around me is noise until it& #39;s impossible to ignore.
If I don& #39;t see the value right away, I& #39;ll ignore it. Important things will make their way back to me.
Ignoring the noise makes space for what truly matters.
Ignoring the noise makes space for what truly matters.
I make sure to learn new things every week.
This is a must.
But I don& #39;t set a specific time for this. I can& #39;t bound when and how learning happens. If I did, learning would be a chore.
Instead, I put myself in situations where I can& #39;t avoid learning.
This is a must.
But I don& #39;t set a specific time for this. I can& #39;t bound when and how learning happens. If I did, learning would be a chore.
Instead, I put myself in situations where I can& #39;t avoid learning.
Here are 3 situations I use to trick myself into learning new things:
• I volunteer at work to build things I don& #39;t know how to do.
• I play devil& #39;s advocate with the work of a smarter co-worker.
• I start writing an article on a new topic I don& #39;t know much about.
• I volunteer at work to build things I don& #39;t know how to do.
• I play devil& #39;s advocate with the work of a smarter co-worker.
• I start writing an article on a new topic I don& #39;t know much about.
Situations that make me uncomfortable and stretch me are those that spark learning. I maximize those situations, and new knowledge always follows.
There& #39;s another benefit:
Learning becomes indivisible from using that knowledge.
Think about this.
There& #39;s another benefit:
Learning becomes indivisible from using that knowledge.
Think about this.
"I& #39;ll learn a new thing, then find a way to apply that knowledge." This is backward.
Instead, I start making new things, and learning becomes the means to that end.
In other words: Focus on creating. Let everything else follow.
Instead, I start making new things, and learning becomes the means to that end.
In other words: Focus on creating. Let everything else follow.
There& #39;s usually a lot I leave on the table when learning this way.
I& #39;m a pragmatic person. I tend to cherry-pick what I need to get something working, then move on to the next challenge.
This gives me a shallow understanding of a bunch of things.
I don& #39;t like this.
I& #39;m a pragmatic person. I tend to cherry-pick what I need to get something working, then move on to the next challenge.
This gives me a shallow understanding of a bunch of things.
I don& #39;t like this.
Teaching people what I learn is my way to solve this.
You can& #39;t explain something and have other people understand unless you truly know the subject in and out.
I use my writing as a vehicle to teach others.
You can& #39;t explain something and have other people understand unless you truly know the subject in and out.
I use my writing as a vehicle to teach others.
This is what I do as I& #39;m learning new things:
I keep a list of notes with things I don& #39;t fully understand and jargon words that I can& #39;t explain.
When I& #39;m ready to write, each note is a potential rabbit hole I& #39;ll explore.
I go as deep as I need to organize my ideas.
I keep a list of notes with things I don& #39;t fully understand and jargon words that I can& #39;t explain.
When I& #39;m ready to write, each note is a potential rabbit hole I& #39;ll explore.
I go as deep as I need to organize my ideas.
Quick summary so far:
• Minimize the noise
• Make myself uncomfortable
• Creator-first mentality
• Supplement learning with teaching
This gives me the best chance to incorporate new knowledge and do it frequently.
There& #39;s only one thing left.
• Minimize the noise
• Make myself uncomfortable
• Creator-first mentality
• Supplement learning with teaching
This gives me the best chance to incorporate new knowledge and do it frequently.
There& #39;s only one thing left.
I force myself to go back after some time and revisit what I learned.
Four weeks is usually a good timeline.
This is what I& #39;m looking for:
• Do I still remember the thing?
• Has my understanding evolved?
Four weeks is usually a good timeline.
This is what I& #39;m looking for:
• Do I still remember the thing?
• Has my understanding evolved?
Four weeks is enough time to surface the weak areas of what I learned.
This is what usually happens:
• The things I learned and used are still there.
• The things I learned but didn& #39;t use are gone.
This is time for reinforcement.
This is what usually happens:
• The things I learned and used are still there.
• The things I learned but didn& #39;t use are gone.
This is time for reinforcement.
Whenever you hear me beating the same drum for quite a while, I& #39;m probably trying to reinforce my understanding of it.
I write and explain the heck out of it until it becomes engrained in my brain.
This works.
I write and explain the heck out of it until it becomes engrained in my brain.
This works.
