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How to apply new knowledge in everyday life
Why continuous learning is important
How to find and evaluate sources of knowledge
3 Types Of Feedback
You can't improve without feedback. But not all feedback is the same. Learn to distinguish between the 3 types:
- Outcome feedback: this tells you something about how well you’re doing overall but offers no ideas as to what you’re doing better or worse.
- Informational feedback: this feedback tells you what you’re doing wrong, but it doesn’t necessarily tell you how to fix it.
- Corrective feedback: the best kind of feedback to get is corrective feedback. This is the feedback that shows you not only what you’re doing wrong but how to fix it.
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Common Sources Of Distraction
Distractions (a lot of them driven by technology) are the biggest blockers in the way of your knowledge accumulation. What to focus on?
- Your environment: be aware of what environment you work best in, and test it. Multitasking may feel like fun, but it’s unsuitable for...
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“Knowledge expands, but so does ignorance, as with a greater understanding of a subject also comes a greater appreciation for all the questions that remain unanswered.”
SCOTT H. YOUNG
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Why Invest in Learning?
Learning is no longer something that stops when you graduate. Life long learning is a valuable skill because of:
- Economics: Average is over. But even if the economic landscape is rapidly changing may, we can engineer our response to it by aggressively learning the hard...
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Ultralearning
It is a strategy for acquiring skills and knowledge. Ultralearning is a potent skill for dealing with a changing world. It has 3 main characteristics:
- It is a strategy. A strategy is not the only solution to a given problem, but it may be a good one.
- It...
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9 Principles of Ultralearning
- Meta-learning: Start by learning how to learn
- Focus: Carve out time in your day
- Directness: Learn by doing.
- Drill the weakest points: Break down complex skills into small parts.
- Retrie...
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"For those who know how to use technology wisely, it is the easiest time in history to teach yourself something new."
SCOTT H. YOUNG
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Watch your habits, they become character and watch your character, it becomes your destiny.
A comprehensive overview of the ultralearning process which includes many practical tips.
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Constructive Criticism: Give Feedback, Not Instruction
Keep your criticism to your observations, and the impact they have. Don't try to fix the problem, just identify it.
Offer to help fix the problem, and to support the solution that the other person comes up with. Unless you know how to do the work your coworker is doing, do...
Manager Tool’s Feedback Model
A simple template for giving effective feedback that ensures you’re hitting all the right points, that goes like this:
- Ask to give feedback.
- Tell them "You did X. It caused Y."
- If you’re giving positive feedback, say "Good job."
- If you’re gi...
Give Frequent Feedback
Not receiving enough feedback stresses employees out. They don’t want to be micromanaged, but they definitely want and crave constructive criticism, and they want general feedback on their performance on a consistent level.
Let employees know if they’re doing what you expect, as regularl...
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