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Continuous Learning

Why isn't learning how to learn effectively 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. What are the most effective practices to broaden your horizons while deepening insights by leveraging AI?

Systems

Evolve systems to capture information and synthesize into actionable insights as fast as possible.

Flow

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.

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