Before discussing the integration, we should first clarify that we hope that the integration can see the bend behind the mountain. What is the situation?

Suddenly one day, you can think clearly about the problems that have been bothering you in the past, and you can analyze them in detail. Some people say that this is the solution. What is it that you have understood?

This state is often what we call integration, and what is integrated is all kinds of knowledge in the brain.

1. What is knowledge?

In the era of big data, it seems that overnight, all walks of life have begun to discuss data, and have begun to study how to make data a tool for making money, making data an important starting point for simplifying work processes, and making data Become a bridge connecting the government and the people, making data an important foundation to support the efficient work of enterprises and governments.

But what exactly is data?

There are many definitions of data on the Internet, but to use elegant words to describe them, they are generally more academic. To put it more bluntly, they are generally incomprehensible. To put it more emotionally, they are generally not said. To put it bluntly, this may be something that has always been criticized in some academic fields.

In fact, regardless of the material level or the spiritual level, all things that are tangible, visible, intangible and invisible can be called data. To use a somewhat literary language, everything in the world is data. ——Of course I didn’t say this.

After talking about the data, let’s talk about the information most closely related to the data.

The so-called information is data that has been processed and has logical value.

Data are only the most original records. What is the specific relationship between these data and what are the connections between them, which requires manual analysis and processing. Only the processed data is meaningful and can be used for What I use.

From this perspective, the era of big data seems a bit inappropriate. Big data alone cannot directly help us. The key is that the information behind the data is what we really need and can improve us. The quality of work and life is the key to improving social efficiency, so instead of talking about the big data era, it is more appropriate to talk about the big information era.

Is it enough to have the information?

Obviously it is not enough. Obtaining information is only the most basic step. Whether this information is valuable still needs to be excavated through induction, deduction, comparison and other means to find those valuable parts, precipitate them and combine them with the existing ones. Only in this way can this information be transformed into knowledge.

The most critical and important thing to truly promote social development and progress, and truly allow humans to evolve from apes to higher animals step by step, and are still evolving slowly, is the accumulation of knowledge.

So, what is the specific meaning of knowledge?

Li Xiaolai’s definition is as follows: The so-called knowledge is information that can guide us to make better decisions and is more likely to bring us better results in the long run.

There are three key parts in this definition:

First, knowledge comes from information;

Second, it can guide us to make better decisions, which is translated as useful ;

The third is that it can bring better results in the long run, which translates to being useful in the long run.

Based on this definition, there is also the most basic way to distinguish knowledge:

First, after knowing this, which decisions will change?

Of course there are some minor problems here. When decisions are changed, how to ensure that these changes are for the better?

Second, in the long run, what imaginable or unexpected benefits can these things bring to you?

The benefits that can be thought of in the long run are naturally good, and they are also the direction of our efforts and the purpose of seeking knowledge. But how can we think of those unexpected benefits in advance?

So, getting the benefits that can be imagined in the long run is our starting point and something we can grasp. As for those unexpected benefits, just treat them as surprises given to us by the world.

There must be surprises everywhere in life.

2. What is the essence of knowledge integration?

According to the encyclopedia explanation, the so-called integration means that all aspects of knowledge or principles are integrated and run through, so as to obtain a systematic and thorough understanding.

The most typical manifestation of mastery is knowledge transfer, that is, knowledge that does not belong to the same category or even is not related at all on the surface, has found some commonality, and then transferred knowledge from one field to another. In other fields, the so-called one-stop-shop effect has been achieved.

According to the results of modern brain research, the so-called mastery is probably the so-called "brain sulcus" established under a certain mechanism by knowledge that was originally not highly relevant or even completely irrelevant. The state of cheerfulness, inspiration, and enlightenment is likely to be the result of the connection of multiple knowledge points.

“When facing the same thing, others can see one point, and you can see five points; others can see five points, and you can see the connection between these five points; others can see The connection between these five points, you can also see the internal relationship between the five points of this thing and the three points of another thing..."

I used this sentence from "Learning to Write" It’s a paragraph, and the you in it is a typical expression of integrating knowledge.

I believe many people have similar experiences. When faced with the same thing at the same time, some people are able to have more inspiration, generate more ideas, and give better opinions and suggestions. , and most people can only have their eyes shining, in addition to envy and jealousy, there is also anger and helplessness towards themselves.

Many people have to sigh, with the same head, why can others think of it but I can't? Why is there such a big gap?

3. How to promote knowledge integration?

Since the essence of mastery is to create connections between knowledge, it is obvious that the way to promote mastery is to find ways to increase the connections between knowledge.

(1) Learn more and master more knowledge

According to common sense, we know that the more knowledge points you have in your brain, the more likely it is that there will be a connection between two points. many.

So, the lowest-cost way to promote more connections is to increase knowledge points as much as possible.

To translate this strategy, the more knowledgeable a person is, the greater the chance of mastery.

There are many such people in life. In the process of speaking, they can quote scriptures and allusions at will. Various famous sayings and aphorisms seem to be used at will without going through the brain at all.

While admiring the strong memory of these people, we should also reflect on the fact that perhaps it is precisely because of the large amount of accumulation in daily life that, intentionally or unintentionally, these knowledges have become connected and connected, and related similarities and opposites have emerged. Contact, so there is no need to search or recall when retrieving, achieving the effect of picking it up casually.

(2) Multiple links to connect knowledge

Under normal circumstances, we often have no control over when the brain can connect those knowledge points, at least from now on. Judging from the research on the brain, there may still be a long way to go.

As for this process that relies entirely on the brain to connect knowledge points on its own, I call it the passive connection of knowledge.

Obviously, this is too inefficient for people who are extremely eager to grow.

We once discussed a topic. Although quick success is impossible, things have their own inevitable development laws and it is impossible to comply with your wishes.

But we also mentioned that getting started quickly is very possible, very necessary, and an effect that everyone should strive for.

Another more active way to generate as many connections as possible is to consciously connect the knowledge in the brain, that is, instead of passively waiting for the brain to complete the connection on its own, it actively promotes the connection of various knowledge points. .

This method is very simple to say. When you encounter any knowledge point, you always ask yourself a question: Where else can this knowledge be used?

The process of answering this question is essentially the process of actively connecting the existing knowledge in the brain. Don’t worry that the connections you actively establish may not be accurate enough. These connections formed by the brain will ultimately have to be practiced. Only through inspection can we truly become the wealth we accumulate.

I don’t know if you have had a similar experience. When I was in school, especially when I was learning English, I liked to play a self-association game. I often wrote a word on a piece of white paper, and then Start to think of other words related to this word, words that have similar meanings, opposites, similar appearances, words that often appear together, etc.

At the time, I just thought it was fun, and the words processed in this way seemed to be remembered more firmly. There was no need to recite them deliberately, and it was difficult to forget. Now that I think about it, it is actually a process of actively establishing connections.

In short, knowledge points are very important. Without quantity, there is no connection. It is just like writing. Before you have written a million words, you are not qualified to talk about writing skills. If you have not accumulated enough, it seems No matter how much you read the experience and skills summarized by others that are extremely reasonable, it will be difficult for you to become your knowledge, and it will be difficult for you to apply them to your own writing.

When you have knowledge points, you must actively connect them to become useful knowledge. Knowledge that must be alone is difficult for us to use. It is also very lonely. People are afraid of loneliness, and it is also the same. , once we stay alone for too long, or our personality changes, or we simply hibernate accidentally, or simply slip away, then our efforts will be in vain, what do you think?