The Five Ways We Learn: How Do You Stack Up?

The Five Ways We Learn: How Do You Stack Up?

Greetings, Readers!

Welcome back to another edition of "Musings of a Book Queen," where we look at the world of lifelong learning. Today, let's explore a concept that forms the very essence of our intellectual journey: the five ways we learn.

Introduction

Have you ever read the book The Lifetime Learner’s Guide to Reading and Learning by Gary Hoover? I love it because the author is saying what I’ve been saying for years. And I also love it because I learned so much from Gary Hoover. Whenever you get the opportunity, read it. Or you can also read the summary on my website, The Invisible Mentor.

In The Lifetime Learner’s Guide to Reading and Learning, Hoover introduces you to the five ways you learn. You may be familiar with them or they may be new to you.

5 Ways We Learn

Study: Traditional way to learn. And reading books falls into this category. This also includes browsing the internet, taking courses, watching documentaries, visiting museums, attending lectures, and watching TED Talks. Study doesn't have to be formal. The best study is taking action. And make sure that you take notes when reading and learning.?

Conversation: Networking, meeting people and talking to them. You can learn something from everyone. Ask deep questions, probe, and listen. There are a couple of options here for you for when you’re reading to learn. You can either learn with someone. Or you can teach what you’re learning to cement the information in your long-term memory.

Observation: Study what’s around you. People watch at museums, and hotel lobbies. Observation can lead to breakthrough thinking. It can teach you a lot about the world. There is so much in front of us.

Experimentation: This is trial and error. Learn by doing. Fail fast and try again. Find low risk ways to try out things.

Thinking: Think before you act and speak. Do the first four things, then take time to think about what you're learning. Play with the ideas. Think about the subject you’re learning. When you're studying a subject, context is everything. Go around it.?

Everything is Connected: Thinking About Things

Everything is related and a part of something bigger. And is composed of smaller parts. When you're first studying a subject, what is it a part of? What are the subject’s parts and components? This could be as simple as a Wikipedia search. What are the subject’s parts, types, or components?

Hoover says that you cannot understand a product or service without understanding the company that makes it. And you cannot understand a company, unless you understand its parent company, owners or stockholders. You cannot really understand the company unless you think about its industry and the part it plays in the economy. You have a Parent/Child relationship.

What do you think? How can you use this information to make sense of the world?

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Avil Beckford

Editor, Musings of a Book Queen