Faster Learning
I found this article on blog.hubspot.com and I think this particular paragraph is very relevant to Kyle's instructions on how to use WA in the “correct manner” in terms of getting the most out of all the courses. All the best for a GREAT DAY. Steve
How to Learn Anything Faster
Written by Lindsay Kolowich | @lkolo25
Spend one-third of your time researching, and two-thirds of your time practicing.
You can only learn so much about how to do a skill from researching it. You can spend all the time you want reading about how to shoot a soccer ball, but when you get out there on the pitch, don't expect to have a perfect shot on your first try. You know what they say: Practice makes perfect.
But if you're starting from scratch, you've obviously got to do some research first, otherwise you won't know where to begin. So what's the right ratio between practice and research?
Dan Coyle, author of The Talent Code and The Little Book of Talent, suggests using what he calls the "rule of two-thirds." It means you should spend only one-third of your time studying up on something, and the other two-thirds of your time actually doing it.
"Our brains evolved to learn by doing things, not by hearing about them," Coyle told TIME Magazine. "This is one of the reasons that, for a lot of skills, it's much better to spend about two thirds of your time testing yourself on it rather than absorbing it. ... If you want to, say, memorize a passage, it's better to spend 30% of your time reading it, and the other 70% of your time testing yourself on that knowledge."
Kaufman suggests learning enough in theory to be able to recognize mistakes and self-correct. Once you reach that point, you can move on to focusing most of your time practicing.
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I like your chosen topics Steve very much! Always something useful or to think about! I am also for practicing than just watching! Thank you!
Thanks for the very kind words and thoughts Gabriella. You are going to be very successful at WA. You have the drive, motivation and energy to go all the way to the top! Have a great day/evening! Steve
My High school motto was "Faciendo Discimus" (We learn by doing).
Thanks Steve for the reminder.
Paul.
Amen, Paul. Like Lisa, it takes me a little longer to "comprehend" so use spaced repetition to help me along the path and then give it the old college try!
Have a wonderful day.............and they are ALL beautiful days when we use the right model and right systems. All the best, Steve
I have to understand and retain the information before putting it into practice so I think it takes me a little longer to do the practice than other peeps. Good post, thanks for sharing
Learning by doing is an effective way to go. Thanks for the informative post, Steve. Have a great day- Rick
I agree this is really the only way to get ahead. Practice makes perfect....I would like to add...perfect practice makes perfect...some people can waste so much time practising incorrectly...I have a musician friend who will not practice with a metronome and as a result his playing is sloppy, even though he practices every day for 4 to 6 hours......
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I love doing research...thank you Steve!