Mastering the thinking and methods of efficient learning

How to keep learning efficiently

Study Methods Chapter

1 Alternate Learning

Points to note:Interspersing different concepts, techniques, and methods to be practiced together. Advantages:Facilitates comparison and allows our brains to understand more clearly, "easily confusing concepts. Examples:Math formulas, English words and grammar, easily confused concepts.

2. The barbarian learning method

The barbarian: people who like to sing the opposite of others, the use: before learning a course or skill, more questioning. For example, what is the use of learning this? How will this course help me? What will I get out of it? Pros:This approach allows you to think about learning with questions, and you will learn with more depth.

Knowing Yourself

3. Interval Learning

The point is that you need to know how to take a break from learning. Basis:Some researchers have proved through experiments on memorizing words that studying for 20 minutes at a time is not as effective as studying for 10 minutes twice. Reason:We need to leave the brain some time to think, digest and absorb knowledge. For example, we sometimes learn a knowledge, how can not understand, but after a long time, the brain suddenly a bright idea, and found that they understand. In fact, it is similar to this reason. Usage:When you encounter knowledge that you don't understand, you really don't understand it, so you skip it first.

You can use a small book to write down your confusion, and take it out every once in a while to look at it, so you will probably have a deeper understanding. Take the example of programming learning, encountering problems can not be too dead, otherwise you will trap yourself in. It is easy to lose hope in learning. When you feel tired of studying, just relax. At this time even if you have the intention to study, it will be very inefficient. You can do something else to relax yourself.

Studying for exams

I don't know if you have encountered such a situation. Normally, you feel like you're reading a book, and the teacher's lectures feel like a dream. But when it comes to the test week, the brain is like a hang-up, usually do not understand the knowledge instantly understand. And memory is also better than usual. Basis:In fact, there is a basis for this. Some psychologists have done experiments, and the results show that the effect of studying + exams is far greater than just studying.

1. Take notes

Taking notes is conducive to better review and summarize knowledge. In the first study, write down the main points of the teacher's speech and your own feelings. But don't copy directly from the board. It can help you associate your original knowledge with the knowledge you are learning now, a process of knowledge stitching. Then in accordance with their own logic for a second time to sort out the knowledge will be transformed into their own secondary deepen the impression.

2. Speak to others

The best way to verify that you have understood the knowledge. The core of Feynman's learning method is to consolidate your knowledge by paraphrasing or handing it over to someone else. In this process, you will find your own problems more clearly. Because in the process of explaining with others, your minds will collide, and others may ask questions that are blind spots in your thinking. If you can make someone who has no contact with this kind of knowledge at all understand, then this knowledge, has become completely your own.

3. Flexibility

The point is that you can apply what you have learned to other areas, i.e., you can learn by example, by example. Usage:We can use what we have learned in various fields, but we need to pay attention to what is not suitable in the application, and what kind of adjustments need to be made.

4. Make a list: Consolidate this skill

Key Points:Make a list of the key points of what you have learned. Write a list of lessons learned during practice. The human brain has a limited memory, and many times we have to go through lessons many times before we can really remember them. Then this is a good time to list them out, which can free up your brain to learn more efficiently.