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Continuous Learning

Learning how to learn effectively is the first/only skill we need to be taught in school.

Good learning is inherently pleasurable. Gaining pleasure from learning new things is fundamental to enjoyment of life. Everyone deserves to discover their drive to learn.

Systems​

Evolve systems for learning, thinking, problem solving and decision making.

Collective Intelligence​

Grow self-awareness of what tacit knowledge you have strengths in and where you can use that to add value. Tacit and Explicit knowledge are valuable to organisations.

Explicit knowledge provides a foundation of formal information, while tacit knowledge allows for nuanced application of skills and expertise.

Effective knowledge management involves capturing explicit knowledge and finding ways to share tacit knowledge, such as through mentoring programs or communities of practice.

Converting tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge enables organizations to engineer systems for automation. However, some tacit knowledge will always remain difficult to fully codify due to its experiential and intuitive nature.

Tacit Knowledge​

Examples: Riding a bike, recognizing faces, expert intuition

  • Difficult to articulate, document, and share
  • Based on personal experience, intuition, and insights
  • Subjective and context-dependent
  • Acquired through practice and observation

Explicit Knowledge​

Examples: Written procedures, formulas, technical specifications

  • Easy to articulate, document, and share
  • Can be codified and stored in databases, manuals, etc.
  • Objective and structured
  • Can be taught through instruction

Key Differences​

  1. Transferability: Explicit knowledge is easily transferred, while tacit knowledge is difficult to pass on to others.
  2. Codification: Explicit knowledge can be readily codified and stored, while tacit knowledge resists formal articulation.
  3. Acquisition: Explicit knowledge is gained through study and instruction, while tacit knowledge is developed through experience and practice.
  4. Nature: Explicit knowledge is logical and systematic, while tacit knowledge is intuitive and experiential.
  5. Expression: Explicit knowledge can be expressed in formal language, while tacit knowledge is often demonstrated through application.

Practice​

Learn how to learn how to systemize making better decisions faster.

Flow of knowledge acquisition to mastery.

  1. Awareness:
  2. Capture
  3. Filter
  4. Organise
  5. Systemize
  6. Reduce
  7. Practice
  8. Teach

Awareness​

Continually expand surface area for discovery of actionable insights. The broader your awareness the more ideas you can connect. Subscribe to educators to train the algorithms to provide content that is worth your attention.

  • Podcasts
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Tik Tok

Capture​

Capture information into a note-taking system. If watching or listening content make multiple passes, playing at twice speed on the first pass. Aim to capture the conceptual flow by following the process below.

  • Podcasts
  • Twitter Lists
  • Data Pipelines
  • Thought Hopper

Filter​

Ask two questions to decide on making a note permanent:

  • Does the note still seem relevant?
  • Does it add value to your existing notes or knowledge?

Improve fact finding techniques and verify credible sources.

Organise​

Categorise information into a schema, connecting new ideas to existing ones.

  • Diagrams
  • Tables
  • Identify keywords
  • Link your thinking

Systemize​

Convert information into actionable best practices.

  • Establish roadmaps to fill in most in demand knowledge
  • Link thinking to shape new connections.
  • Create triggers and mantra to use knowledge when needed.
tip

Define the most important question to wrap up the learning session

Reduce​

Make insightful observations, focus on clarity and brevity.

Mantra

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo da Vinci

Practice​

Use your knowledge to solve problems.

  1. Replicate
  2. Adapt
  3. Replace
  4. Evolve

Teach​

You know it when you can teach it.

Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning. - Prof. Feynman

Assets​