How to learn effectively

Dear friends, education is my passion, and learning is my hobby. Today I would like to share with you some tips on “how to learn effectively”. They are the tips, which help me to learn faster and remember more when learning. I hope that they are also helpful for you on your learning journey.

Start with your goals

Learning materials are effective and interesting when it is RELEVANT to you. Therefore, the first step is to define your goals for the upcoming weeks or months.  And then, try to figure out what kinds of knowledge and skills you should have to move closer to your goals, overcome your challenges, and achieve more. The objectives will keep you motivated when learning and will guide you to draw your learning path and action plan. 

Don’t read from the first to the last page of a book

When you have good materials, for example, a good book in your hand, don’t read every page of the book. Instead, you can go through the Table of Content and see which chapters are important for you, for your objectives for now. By doing this, you can save a lot of time and effort by not overwhelming yourself with many irrelevant pages. 

Take notes

When learning, you can take notes on the most important ideas. Because even if you read the most important chapters of the book, not every idea or argument in these chapters is helpful for you. So by taking note, you can filter the interesting ideas for yourself. Taking notes also helps you to remember the ideas more and saves your time if you want to review it once more later.

Apply the ideas into your real life

As a saying goes: "Practice makes perfect", the knowledge turns to wisdom when you apply it to your real life, experience it. Also, only when applying the knowledge into your life, you can test if it is right for you.

For example, when you read these tips, try to put them into practice in your daily learning activities. 

Share the ideas with others

Sharing these ideas and your experience with others allows you to repeat the lessons which you have learned, helps you to connect with people of the same passion, and to learn from one another.

Thank you very much for being with me today. I wish you a lot of joy when learning. Remember: the more you learn, the wiser you are!

Soleil