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Two big lessons in learning
The first lesson is that learning is a loop.
It’s not a pretty loop, and it looks something like this: play → study → teach → play → study → play → study → teach … and so on.
The other big lesson? Learning is about play.
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Learning and practice
Acquiring information is not learning.
Although textooks can help, they only work when combined with practice.
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The Learning Phase
- Learn enough to get started.
- Playing around with the information will give context and tacit knowledge to go back and do more verbal, analytic learning.
- Learn enough to do something useful with it.
- Teach. It is the only way to know for sure...
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The Research Phase
- Get the big picture. Scan articles etc. to get an idea of what the field is about.
- Determine scope. Limit the size of what you want to learn. “Physics” or “philosophy” is too wide and will take decades. “Classical mechanics”, while still wide, might be a bit easier.
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History lessons
The most important lessons from history are the takeaways that are so broad they can apply to other fields, other historical times, and other people.
The point is that the more specific a lesson of history is, the less relevant it becomes.
6. Invite some play into your learning.
When you study you’re serious, but when you learn you’re sincere, not serious, you invite some play into the process. Most people take learning so seriously they forget that it's supposed to be fun.
Ask a simple question to yourself
"How can I make it more fun?"
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There are Two Strategies for Learning Something
- Depth-first. This is where we pick one area and drill down.
- Breadth-first works by first exploring your surroundings. If that doesn't work, pick one direction and fan out again.
If the area you're exploring is bounded...
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