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Only when you can explain the subject in simple terms will you understand it.
This means the knowledge will stick with you and not disappear, as it can when you try to memorize something.
Review your notes and study material for anything you still don't understand.
Try to explain it to yourself in an easy way. If it's too difficult or if you have to use terms from a textbook, then you still haven't got it.
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Feynman's technique isn't limited to mathematics or physics. You can apply it to anything.
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The goal of learning is to understand the world better. But more often than not, the way we learn doesn't help us to achieve this.
You end up memorizing something exactly as it's written in a book or as the teacher explained it to you, so it doesn't take long for this knowl...
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Don't stop until you can deliver a simple, natural explanation.
Go back to steps two and three as many times as you need.
It probably won't take as long as you think.
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This step allows you to establish whether you've learned what you studied or you just thought you had.
Explain the concept in your own words as if you were trying to teach it to a child.
When you try to break things down into simple ideas wit...
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Nobel laureate Richard Feynman's technique to learn and understand concepts deeply and easily includes 4 steps ; check them out
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The areas where you are struggling to explain the points in simple terms or forget something important are where you have some gaps in your understanding.
Now that you know your gaps, go back to the source material. Look up definitions. Augment with other sources. When you ...
Try your best to explain to others what you learned that day. You will know if you understand it if you can break it down to a simple level.
Do this by giving good examples to help the person you are teaching understand it quickly.
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