Learning to Learn
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In contrast, the best learning techniques force you to engage with the things you are learning. They provide feedback if you have gaps, haven't learned something or mislearned. Research indicates the best learning methods are testing, elaboration and self-explanation. They are best applied through a couple of learning strategies, like scheduling, distributing and mixing up your practice and study time. Research indicates the benefits of spacing your studies out over time and being sure to mix up different concepts instead of focusing on a single area.
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In the last section, we looked at why you should learn to learn. In this short section, I want to share some of my favorite learning resources.
The first and best resource I recommend for anyone on this topic is the course I mentioned in the intro: Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects . It's free and available on Coursera. High-level you'll learn what goes on in our brains when we learn, what a learning chunk is and a few techniques that help you learn like pomodoros, metaphors, stories and deliberate practice. For me, I came to understand how important sleep and exercise are for learning, and I became much more aware of how I need to be healthy and well-rested if I want to learn and be creative.
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Learning is about recall, so forcing yourself to recall (like with flashcards), elaborate or take tests prove effective since that's how our minds work. One example of elaboration that I like and use comes from Physicist Richard Feynman. The Feynman Learning Technique works like this: you take something you want to learn and study it until you are able to present and teach it. If you can't teach it, you haven't learned it. This method involves a degree of simplification. So you cycle through multiple learning stages to discover gaps in your knowledge when you try to teach it. Once you can teach it, you've mastered it.
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Learning changes our brains. We have to literally incorporate new information into the network of connections in our brain. While part of the learning process does happen when we read a book, take notes and do a practice test, the actual building of connections takes place while we sleep. In fact, good health, sleep, nutrition and exercise are all just as important as the actual act of learning.
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