How to Learn Anything (Feynman Technique):
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Richard Feynman was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who could explain quantum mechanics to a 5-year-old.
His secret wasn't genius. It was a simple 3-step learning method that anyone can use.
Here's how to master any subject using the Feynman Technique:
His secret wasn't genius. It was a simple 3-step learning method that anyone can use.
Here's how to master any subject using the Feynman Technique:
Step 1: Choose & Study a Concept
Pick something you want to understand.
Read about it. Take notes. Gather information.
But don't stop at surface-level understanding.
Dig deeper until you think you "get it."
Most people stop here. That's why most people don't really learn.
Pick something you want to understand.
Read about it. Take notes. Gather information.
But don't stop at surface-level understanding.
Dig deeper until you think you "get it."
Most people stop here. That's why most people don't really learn.
Step 2: Teach It to a Child
This is where the magic happens.
Explain the concept as if you're teaching it to an 8-year-old.
Use simple words. No jargon. No fancy terms.
Make it so clear that a child could understand.
If you can't do this, you don't really understand it yet.
This is where the magic happens.
Explain the concept as if you're teaching it to an 8-year-old.
Use simple words. No jargon. No fancy terms.
Make it so clear that a child could understand.
If you can't do this, you don't really understand it yet.
Step 3: Return to Learning
When you try to teach it simply, you'll discover gaps in your knowledge.
"Wait, why does this happen?"
"How does this actually work?"
"I can't explain this part clearly."
Go back to your sources. Fill those gaps. Then simplify again.
When you try to teach it simply, you'll discover gaps in your knowledge.
"Wait, why does this happen?"
"How does this actually work?"
"I can't explain this part clearly."
Go back to your sources. Fill those gaps. Then simplify again.
Why this technique works:
Active vs. Passive Learning
Reading = passive. Teaching = active.
Your brain works harder when it has to explain.
Forces Understanding: You can't fake comprehension when teaching. Gaps become obvious immediately.
Active vs. Passive Learning
Reading = passive. Teaching = active.
Your brain works harder when it has to explain.
Forces Understanding: You can't fake comprehension when teaching. Gaps become obvious immediately.
Memory Enhancement
Teaching creates multiple neural pathways.
You remember what you can explain.
Real Understanding
Surface knowledge crumbles under questioning.
Deep understanding stays solid.
Teaching creates multiple neural pathways.
You remember what you can explain.
Real Understanding
Surface knowledge crumbles under questioning.
Deep understanding stays solid.
For studying: After reading a chapter, explain it out loud to your wall.
For work skills: After learning new software, teach a colleague.
For life concepts: After reading about investing, explain it to your family.
For work skills: After learning new software, teach a colleague.
For life concepts: After reading about investing, explain it to your family.
The Feynman Test:
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
Complexity is often a mask for confusion.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
The best teachers make hard things seem easy, not easy things seem hard.
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
Complexity is often a mask for confusion.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
The best teachers make hard things seem easy, not easy things seem hard.
Einstein reportedly said: "If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, you don't understand it yourself."
Feynman proved this principle works.
Stop fooling yourself that you understand something just because you can remember it.
Feynman proved this principle works.
Stop fooling yourself that you understand something just because you can remember it.
Your challenge:
Pick one concept you're learning right now.
Spend 5 minutes explaining it out loud like you're teaching a child.
Notice where you get stuck. Go back and fill those gaps.
Real learning happens in the gaps, not in the comfort zones.
Pick one concept you're learning right now.
Spend 5 minutes explaining it out loud like you're teaching a child.
Notice where you get stuck. Go back and fill those gaps.
Real learning happens in the gaps, not in the comfort zones.
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- Think clearer
- Decide better
- Achieve more
Elon Musk, Naval Ravikant and Warren Buffet use this to make better decisions.
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