Learning how to learn is an increasingly valuable skill in a world of content noise.
My process for learning any new topic:
1) Curation
2) Consumption
3) Reflection
4) Remixing
5) Creation
1) Curation
2) Consumption
3) Reflection
4) Remixing
5) Creation
CURATION
If I want to learn about something new I will start by curating then best foundational content by experts I trust.
If it’s gaming, I’ll look to @ballmatthew and @blakeir
If it’s education, I’ll look to @wes_kao and @gaganbiyani
If I want to learn about something new I will start by curating then best foundational content by experts I trust.
If it’s gaming, I’ll look to @ballmatthew and @blakeir
If it’s education, I’ll look to @wes_kao and @gaganbiyani
CONSUMPTION
I’ll start consuming the content I’ve curated and I have a few rules for optimizing it.
1) don’t consume to finality for the sake of it
2) take notes for future recall and write things down for retention
3) start focusing on 2-3 authors of content and go deep
I’ll start consuming the content I’ve curated and I have a few rules for optimizing it.
1) don’t consume to finality for the sake of it
2) take notes for future recall and write things down for retention
3) start focusing on 2-3 authors of content and go deep
REFLECTION
This is the most underrated step.
We’re taught to be doers.
But to apply what we learn we need to be thinkers.
After each piece of content I read, I’ll give myself prompts to force reflection:
“What can I take from gaming to media?”
“Why are CBCs a good construct?”
This is the most underrated step.
We’re taught to be doers.
But to apply what we learn we need to be thinkers.
After each piece of content I read, I’ll give myself prompts to force reflection:
“What can I take from gaming to media?”
“Why are CBCs a good construct?”
REMIXING
We remix when we 70% understand the foundation of a new subject.
We’re not able to form new ideas from scratch, but we are able to combine ideas into something new.
Example: What if we took the concept of in-game money and applied it to media?
We remix when we 70% understand the foundation of a new subject.
We’re not able to form new ideas from scratch, but we are able to combine ideas into something new.
Example: What if we took the concept of in-game money and applied it to media?
CREATION
This is where you combine a high level of foundational knowledge with creativity and independent thinking.
You offer an entirely new perspective or product because you understand this new subject at its core.
This is the most elevated level of learning.
This is where you combine a high level of foundational knowledge with creativity and independent thinking.
You offer an entirely new perspective or product because you understand this new subject at its core.
This is the most elevated level of learning.
Tag someone you’ve learned so much from about a completely new topic 👇
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