In today’s world, learning has become an important skill. Everyone has some skill or the other, but this day and age requires multiple skills in order to
How to identify if your learning is stunted?
Reflect if you have learnt something everyday, If the area between what you know you knowand what you know you dont know is reducing over time then you are not learning anything new.
A great example of a simple mental model for learning is The Feynman Technique from the Nobel-prize-winning scientist with the same name. He defined this simple model to learn and understand anything:
- Choose a concept
- Explain it to a toddler
- Identify gaps and go back to the source material
- Repeat until all gaps are eliminated
How to use Learning to build skill? Learning something new can actually be a waste of time if your goal is to make progress and not simply gain additional knowledge.
Watching youtube videos might improve knowledge. But to improve skill practice is the only option. You need to experience the process of building a skill consistently.
James Clear mentions this in one of his articles
Passive learning creates knowledge. Active practice creates skill. Practice Focuses Your Energy on the Process
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