Stop siloing your networks; their insights could benefit everyone. Seek knowledge, make sense, and apply it. Then, share your insights.
Make the world a better place by learning.
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Your networks are valuable. In the Information Age, when
and from whom you learn matters. You have an advantage when you know how to find answers to complex problems.
If you’re wise, you seek to combine and share wisdom from your blanket of networks. Seeking knowledge, making sense and applying it are crucial to make it in this new world.
As the world is becoming more complex so are the challenges we face. But, living in an interconnected world enables us to find more solutions. By combining the thinking power we get from social networks, communities of practice and (work) teams, we become more effective learners.
Social networks are great for loose connections that increase our awareness of a diversity of opinions and ideas. Keeping our challenges in mind, we can find solutions serendipitously.
Abstract ideas rarely fit specific challenges. To make sense of new knowledge, it pays to discuss them with others in similar positions. Carry these insights into your life and work.
In your work team or family, apply distilled ideas. As feedback rolls in, you kick back the insights to your communities and social networks. Now everyone benefits and keeps learning.
Apply the Network Learning Model to thrive in life.
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By planning ahead in the morning and reflecting in the evening, you create a balancing system. Keep an eye on your thoughts and actions and you can improve 1% every day.
We often think we're good at predicting the future, but rarely do predictions hold up. There are too many variables, so how can we become better?
Simple, plan in the morning and reflect in the evening.
The catch is you need to do it every day.
Without consistency, any growth withers. But if you do show up every day, even small improvements will compound like interest. And if you fail, you get up and try again.
Ever since I've started to use @RoamResearch, I've finally become the teacher I always wanted to be for myself. By writing notes, I'm able to send wisdom forward in time.
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How much do you learn from your note-taking tool? In my case, I learn everything from it. I’ve found my personal savior.
Until I discovered Roam Research, I struggled to benefit from my notes. I would hoard truckloads of highlights and random thoughts, but everything would gather dust eventually.
The only way to connect our messy minds is to stop thinking in silos and start linking our thinking.
Together with our past selves, we can solve challenges.
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“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while.” —Steve Jobs
Hidden in millions of note-taking systems, there are solutions to complex problems. But, few ideas get out—trapped in unconnected piles of notes.
Publish every day to force yourself to write. It won't be easy, it won't always be pretty, but you'll always learn.
Five writing tips to help you ship your work daily.
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Writing daily has many advantages. Writing every day is also incredibly hard—you need to find the time, inspiration, and courage to ship your work. It gets easier, but never easy.
In the previous two weeks, I've written and published one short essay every day. I've laughed and cried (yes). Writing became easier and then double as hard. But, there's always a lesson hidden in my struggles.
Start by skimming, then dive in, before going down the rabbit hole of a topic. Keep the three reading stages in mind, and you'll learn something in every reading session.
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“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”
—Francis Bacon
You can learn from any book, but that doesn't mean you should.
To make the most use of your time, you need to know what parts of a book are useful—if any. Learn to judge a book by more than its cover.