42 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 15 May \ on: How do you optimize your learning? alter_native
How Sensei Optimises His Learning
- Begin with the end in mind
I studied Japanese because I wanted to join the Japan Exchange Teaching program. I now want to learn Markdown because I am interested to experiment with how formatting slightly tweaks the impact of my message. Having a goal to strive towards fights off inertia.
- Just learn one thing at a time
It’s tempting to go all out in the pursuit of learning, but I tell myself it’s a marathon, not a sprint. I also don’t let myself get discouraged when I cannot milk time out for learning. Since I want to know more about teaching dyslexics, I sometimes post that ONE question on a discussion forum. Then, when I read the answer the next day, I consider my learning to have been accomplished that day. Grandiose goals, baby steps.
- Apply what I learn
When I integrate my newfound understanding into my life, I will feel that learning is worthwhile. The other day, I read about how effective writers write a loooooong complicated sentence, leading the reader through twists and turns & charting an exciting journey before following it up with a short one. The climax before the plunge. I tried to use this tip in my writing. If I feel that I have levelled up by 1%, I will be inclined to do so every day!
- Monetise my learning
So, I have taken to blogging again recently. I could post about what I have learnt on my blog and get my one cent from Google Adsense for the day. Here’s my recent book review.
Hope this gives you some ideas. I tried to use different examples to illustrate the various points.
Obsidian has been a great tool for me to learn and practice markdown.
Application is paramount for sure! I could read up and learn about something on optimizing health or sports performance, but if I never apply it to my own life what was the point of learning about it?
Monetization via sharing what I have learned and experienced has been a new experience, but it does add motivation to my learning process, as I now want to make sure I'm learning at a deeper level and applying everything I learned and taking meaningful experiences from what I learned in order to best share my newfound knowledge and to add value to the world in some way.
ありがとう、先生！
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