11d ago (edited) in πΈ Success & Business
Full Guide to Learning Concepts and Topics
We've got a bunch of votes at 1M, you wanted me to explain learning knowledge-based skills, here it is.
Before you proceed, Read each line and Consider it's relation to the GUIDE as a whole.
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Intro
I'm defining "knowledge-based skills" as the other half of a skill, or simply a topic.
For example, "half of a skill." In coding, you can separate it into 2 stages.
- Declarative (knowledge/concept)
- Procedural (process/doing)
You can learn coding as a concept, but you will never get GOOD at it without doing it.
Examples of topics would be, psychology, understanding women, The Male Advantage, etc.
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Chapter 1: What is NOT Effective Learning
Chapter 2: What is Effective Learning?
Chapter 3: Pre-Studying
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You might want to skip to the methods, but DO NOT.
Why does this need an entire chapter you ask? I've got to break some beliefs, that's why.
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Learning is the MENTAL storing of information (in our heads). Here's what it isn't:
- NOT "learn by doing bro, change your behavior bro" π€ͺ
- NOT "oh bro, just do more repetitions bro"
- NOT "but I read the book twice bro"
Our goal of "storing" is to get it into our Long-Term Memory, so we don't forget it after a month.
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Remember in school, teacher's talking (yapping), when you'd be sat in class bored out of your mind. You're half asleep. It's happened to us ALL.
If I ask, what did she say? You won't remember, because you weren't using effort.
Levels of Thinking
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Simple Complex
The more complex thinking, the BETTER you learn.
π©3. Active recall and spaced repetition are ineffective
Our goal is to retain information in our LONG-TERM memory.
Remember what teachers would tell us? Or what school was about? Memorize before the test.
These methods are slow and time-consuming.
It's not like, "I did 8 repetitions and now I will never forget!" WRONG. Using these methods, you need to continuously review over time in order to remember it for life.
You can't expect to drop everything and spend 4 hours a day, every week, reviewing flashcards if you plan on learning multiple things for life.
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So those are the beliefs broken. We know, in order to learn concepts and topics, we need to
- store information in our heads <-- using effort <-- using complex thinking
π§ Complex Thinking
Refer to Figure 1 (Levels of Thinking Graph).
The higher up the graph, the more complex thinking is being used.
To save you as much time as possible, the higher levels focus on CONNECTING concepts, rather than ISOLATING them.
When you learn something new, focus on the RELATIONS it has. Some questions to inspire this are...
- How does this relate to what I've just learnt? (what are the immediate surrounding puzzle pieces)
- How does this relate to the bigger picture? (where does this fit in the puzzle)
I learned these last few parts from Justin Sung, but to simplify it,
- Analyze = Compare
β³ Compare: What are the similarities and differences between this concept and the others?
- Evaluate = Prioritize
β³ Prioritize: Which concepts/relationships are MORE important than others?
- Create = Synthesize/Design
β³ Synthesize: How can I simplify this concept down even further, or turn it into another form?
πSystem for Learning
"That's cool William, but what do I do with these levels of thinking?" - You... probably.
We know to think in RELATION, NOT in isolation.
Here's what the process would look like:
- New information comes in (consume content/advice)
- STOP (allow time to process)
- THINK (compare and prioritize the relationships using the questions from earlier:)
β³ How does this relate to what I've just learnt?
β³ How does this relate to the bigger picture?
4. MAKE SPACE (deload any ideas to give your brain more 'energy' to think)
Now, let's get into some actual TECHNIQUES that you can use to implement this.
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We want to make space, so we're going to offload some of those resources using note-taking.
Most people take notes
- Online, typed
- Using words, writing left-to-right
- Immediately after getting an idea
- Passively
We don't want to be like most people because those methods use NO EFFORT and ZERO HIGH-LEVEL THINKING. By reverse, the best method is...
- Drawn, handwritten
- Using visuals, not tied down to any specific point
- Waiting to process before writing
- Actively
Now, if I'm being honest, I don't think there's any way I can WRITE a guide on note-taking, as you'll see when you continue reading on, it's gonna make less and less sense without a presentation to demonstrate with.
SO if there's ENOUGH demand, I'll make a new Loom video post explaining more about note-taking (and another technique to be used with note-taking). Leave a comment with the word "NOTE," if you did read this far and are interested in a more in-depth guide on it.
That being said, not gonna leave you with nothing. I'll try my very best to explain it.
Here's some steps you can start taking to take better notes.
- Download Concepts on your phone, or some 'infinite canvas' app.
- Buy a stylus pen off Amazon (to draw on your phone)
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Actual Note-Taking
- Write a question for your notes to answer (ex. What do men misunderstand about success?)
- Separate your notes into two sections: CAPTURE and PROCESS
β³ in the CAPTURE stage, you want to...
A. jot down keywords RELEVANT to your question
B. group keywords based on the questions we ask earlier (compare and prioritize relationships)
β³ in the PROCESS stage, you want to...
C. map out the groups you've formed visually on paper
What does this do?
Basically, it forms an organization of the concept in your head.
To compare with ineffective learning, PREVIOUSLY, you just read a concept, thought of it in isolation, maybe even applied it, and then did NOTHING with it.
With effective learning, you're now RELATING the concept to everything, seeing where it fits into the picture, and mapping it out visually to assist with that process.
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The reason why we didn't cover any review was because most of knowledge-based concepts "review" is very simple. Flashcards. I did say they sucked, that is, for LEARNING. For review, they're great.
You can also glance at your visual notes (mind map) for review.
I apologize if the third chapter was not as understandable.
If you did read it, and it wasn't clear, you know what to do.
Feel free to leave a comment asking a question (or as many as you want) about this and I might record an FAQ Loom explaining it along with the other one in case there's enough demand.
Thanks for reading this far.
Good guide
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Honestly this was pretty bad πͺ(make a video explanation)
Honestly this was pretty bad πͺ(nah I'm a hater)
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