Learning methods

In order to achieve better learning results, you need to ask yourself from time to time: "What is this?" "Why is this happening?" "How did it come about?" "How will it change?" "What will it look like after extension and development?" "What else is closely related to it, causing or cooperating with each other?" "Its position in the professional knowledge system." ... Most importantly, you have to ask yourself, "What's in it for me, how do I use it, and what are the possible consequences?"

Learning is for the sake of using it. If you don’t even know what it is, how can you use it? How can you use it better? Just like using computers, programming experts can learn any software faster than ordinary people. Interest is the best teacher because interest can drive people to actively apply it in different ways. People can discover their own shortcomings from the application and make up for them in time. Learning for the sake of application can often increase motivation for learning.

At the same time, learning is not just for use. Use is often an operational technique, a specific method to solve a problem. If he only knows how to use it and stays at the specific application, he may be imitating it and there is no possibility of creation. He also has poor adaptability. I like to use the theoretical basis of systems learning methods to explain this phenomenon. The world is changing. Not only is the natural environment changing, but the social environment is also changing rapidly. Dynamic problems need to be solved with dynamic methods. If a person cannot systematize and purify what he has learned, and organize this knowledge in a new, unique, more effective way that meets the needs of himself and environmental resources, what he has learned will always be the past. , and his operating techniques are only aimed at the past, not the future. He is likely to be eliminated by history. Even if it can survive in the value chain due to social factors, its position will only get lower and lower, and its value to the entire society will become smaller and smaller.

I have always emphasized the refinement and upgrading of learning methods. On the one hand, certain scientific learning methods can be obtained through learning and intensive training. Knowledge is multi-faceted, multi-level, and multi-structured. The summary of learning methods is also a kind of knowledge that can be taught. On the other hand, learning methods must be combined with people's personality through practical experience and thinking, and have a good grasp of the degree. Those who have read the traffic rules and taken driving lessons still cannot run on mountain roads well. That was more of a feel and play. There is not much difference between learning and doing other things. The emphasis is on experience. Just being obsessed with textbooks will not help you learn.

People must be clear about what they want to learn and what they want. Human efforts are actually all about creating conditions to achieve these goals. The accumulation of knowledge is nothing but an effective method of creating conditions. Enrich and improve ourselves by continuously improving efficiency, improving the effectiveness of behavior, rationally positioning ourselves, reducing the risk of failure, etc.

I also emphasize confidence. Confidence enables people to persevere. I always ask consultants not to be superstitious about IQ and other theories. People can achieve success by constantly surpassing themselves and gain the peak experience of self-realization. My own experience proves that innate intelligence is not important in a person's growth process. Success depends on acquired factors.

I often tell consultants that without self-awareness and confidence, any learning method is useless.

Only by being conscious can you be attentive. Especially in the process of reinforcement learning, the high-intensity movement of active brain cells may have no effect without consciousness.

Only with confidence can we persevere and break through the psychological barriers we have formed in our long-term loss, such as fear of learning, lack of patience, etc.

We need to accumulate confidence through continuous small successes.

How to reduce the inertia of learning

In many people, we can clearly see the inertia of learning.

The most common ones are:

1. People who don’t learn well. They are resistant to learning and even avoid it.

2. People after work. They often lack the resilience to learn.

3. Older people. Memory and the ability to accept new things decrease, and learning becomes more difficult. Lack of energy. I feel tired after reading and want to sleep.

In adult education, learning laziness is the most worth mentioning.

There are many reasons for learning laziness. Mainly:

1. Fear of difficulty. This is just psychological.

Before I even started learning, I started to have negative emotions just because I heard it was difficult.

2. Lack of confidence. This is evident after learning setbacks.

3. Boring. Learning is diverse, and the learning process is also colorful, but this does not mean that learning certain things is boring, especially general school education.

4. Too abstract. Too little connection to real life.

5. Language barrier. Especially those studying abroad. After all, it is not the mother tongue, so it is very difficult to learn.

6. Obstacles to basic knowledge. When the basic knowledge is not well prepared and there are too many places that you cannot understand, it is unnecessary to talk about learning motivation.

7. Distraction. Thinking about other things too much. Too many choices available hinder effective learning.

However, we must learn. Especially in the learning of knowledge that is not directly effective.

Let us analyze the traditional methods of reducing learning inertia.

1. Perseverance. It is not advisable to use self-control as a means to reduce learning inertia. The reason is simple. If you force yourself to do so, you will only live a very tired and painful life. Whether you can really stick to it is a very important question for ordinary people. People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. This is nature. Many parents complain that their children lack self-control, which is actually because they have unrealistic requirements for their children. Some people also have doubts about their own perseverance. Many college students who are very good in studies also mentioned that they have insufficient self-control when consulting me. Long-term negative emotions can destroy anyone’s perseverance.

2. Analysis of pros and cons. Everyone knows the benefits of learning well. Even the poorest students still have the desire to learn well. Because there are so many benefits of good academic performance. With social recognition, you can even get generous material rewards. Therefore, it is useless to educate children, or educate yourself, with the prospect of learning well.

3. Strengthen supervision. Learning is inherently a personal matter. If learning must be supervised by others, then it is better not to learn, or to change the learning method, learning content and learning mode.

Recommended solutions:

1. Project method.

Setting items. Promote learning through project completion. Promote the learning of knowledge through practical application. When I was studying applied statistics in college, I set up a project for myself to track and analyze international cotton prices. By the time I started playing around with the project, I had already completed self-study of statistics and related courses. This is very efficient.

Let’s take Lin Fanshun’s German learning as an example. Lin Fanshun only started learning German after he was 31 years old. His difficulties and pressure were considerable. The biggest problem is that he is holding a vocabulary book or grammar book and will fall asleep after reading it for ten minutes. Even if he deeply understands the systematic learning method, it is difficult to make progress. Therefore, when you are busy at work, lack of time often becomes an excuse to avoid studying. But he wants to study in Germany and plans to expand his business to Germany and establish win-win relationships with German companies. Failure to learn German well is the biggest obstacle in social communication.

After he arrived in Germany, he began to set up the project. After comparing, he started with vocabulary and decided to write a German dictionary (please refer to the Fundset Deutsch2Chinese(S) dictionary readme file). Writing a dictionary does not mean that you can clearly remember those words, but after typing, organizing, and translating, the impression will be much deeper than simply reading a book. His requirements are not high, he just leaves an impression so that he can have more or less feelings when he sees it in the future. This is the fuzzy learning of the systematic learning method. Since he was publishing free thesaurus files, his work was encouraged and supported. The increase in the vocabulary file day by day also gave him motivation and confidence. After the vocabulary library reached the first-stage goal he set (6,000 vocabulary words), he began to turn to grammar learning. The project at this time was to write a grammar dictionary. While benefiting others, I also improve greatly.

2. Content decomposition method.

Break the learning content into parts and only need to learn a little thing, then the psychological barriers of fear of difficulty and negative confrontation will be eliminated because it is easier to learn. Proper mapping of development needs can enhance confidence.

3. Reasonable Emotions Law.

Don’t place too high demands on your own self-control and perseverance. People are lazy. Your learning difficulties will be encountered by others.

But your choice is not to retreat or escape, but to face it head on. Try to change your learning methods and methods to find the most comfortable and happiest way to learn.

4. A last-ditch approach.

In a superior environment, sometimes it is not easy to learn. It is better to study in the garden or in a quiet place outdoors. There is no reliable way to rely on, no way to lie down, and no way to lie down. In this way, learning efficiency will be much higher.

Why crash learning is also scientific

Many people say that there are no shortcuts to learning, and you must study seriously and down-to-earth.

This is true, but not entirely true. Learning requires accumulation, reviewing the past and learning the new. No matter how good the learning method is, it will be of no use if you don’t learn it, don’t remember it, and don’t think about it seriously.

Take the systematic learning method as an example. It is impossible to truly make tree structures and network connections without long-term and purposeful efforts.

But this does not mean that accelerated learning is excluded. The systematic learning method can also be used quickly, that is, to establish the general structure of the knowledge system and propose some basic relationships. Taking the exam with these learning results, it is not difficult to get 60-80 points.

Analyzing each quick method, you can see that they reduce the difficulty of learning. Only by not placing too high demands on others or yourself can you have the confidence and interest to persevere. Persistence often leads to success.

It is a good practice to break down large goals into smaller goals. Taste the sweetness every day, encourage yourself with appropriate results every day, and be satisfied with your efforts and dedication every day, so that you can persevere. Planned persistence is accumulation.

People should have big goals. Big goals are a challenge to oneself, which can best meet people's development needs and give people the most desire for self-realization.

People need challenges. Avoiding challenges often makes people lose the interest in life and gradually lose their due motivation and tension. Therefore, when I study, I always go to the most difficult place. I believe that the most difficult part has been overcome, and there is no reason why others cannot be overcome. All that is left is time, energy and positive persistence and accumulation.

To quickly push knowledge into your subconscious mind.

It doesn’t matter even if you forget. There are always feelings of familiarity and unfamiliarity.

Sometimes you don’t need memory, just feeling.

Concentrate your attention

Quickly organize what you have learned

Recall and review in time

Winning mentality and escape mentality

Recently, due to the research on "Family and Children's Mental Health", I have come into contact with many middle school and high school students. While I feel their intelligence, I also find that they are lacking in will, perseverance, goals and motivation. This is the result of the combined effect of information explosion and social impetuousness. The problem occurs in children, but the cause of the problem can be traced back to family, school and social environment.

It is difficult to accumulate and persist if you have an impetuous mentality. Without clear goals, it is difficult to taste the joy of success. These can lead to indulgence and loss.

Today, when I was tutoring a relative’s child on the “systematic learning method”, I had this strong feeling again. So later I felt that for this child, the learning method at this stage is not very important. What is more important is the initiative, consciousness and direction of learning. This is first of all a winning mentality.

A winning mentality refers to the mentality that you can do better than others, that you can do better now than in the past, and that you can do better in the future than you do now.

The first is confidence. Believe that you can transcend yourself and be able to face and better solve existing or upcoming problems.

The second is initiative. When a problem comes, you must be able to take the initiative to recognize it, understand it, and explore the relationship.

Then take action. Distill problem solving into specific goals.

What is a master?

A master is someone who can solve problems quickly and effectively.

A master is someone who can actively innovate and make breakthroughs.

Some people may have accumulated a lot of knowledge, but they cannot become masters because they cannot express themselves appropriately.

This is the difference between a craftsman and a master.

Some people have learned a lot of martial arts, but they fail almost every time in the competition, and they can't even defeat people who have just learned martial arts.

This is why understanding and adaptability are more important in actual combat.

Some people may be laymen, but they have strong learning ability and planning ability. They have effective means to turn complexity into simplicity, and they can cut in quickly and develop rapidly.

The foundation is very important. But the foundation is for development, and pure foundation is meaningless. Just like existing assets that have not been activated are far less effective than small funds that circulate quickly. Through rolling development, a small business may become a large enterprise within a few years.

Recognize the importance of results. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.

Just like Bill Gates, even if he has not graduated from college, he is better than MBAs in business management and has repeatedly won in market competition. This is the master.

A master is one who cannot even let others refuse in the face of difficult problems.

Masters can create new realms.

Systematic memory method

Systematic memory method is an important part of systematic learning method.

The systematic memory method requires people to clarify the relationship level of the content that needs to be remembered, and to remember it in a larger overall module as much as possible. It is best to combine the content you have already known before and combine it into organic units for memorization.

Memory is divided into two processes: "remembering" and "remembering".

"Remember" is to leave traces in the brain through strengthening stimulation. "Remember" is a necessary stage.

"Memory" is to draw out the stimulation connections formed in the brain. To improve the memory effect, more time must be transferred from "remembering" to "remembering". That is mainly through recall, thinking, association, and practical application to become familiar with and strengthen stimulus connections.

The process of “memorizing”

The systematic memory method emphasizes classified storage in the process of “memorizing”. It is equivalent to a warehouse. Only with clear classification and orderly structure can you quickly find things in it.

"Remembering" in an orderly manner will provide great convenience for "remembering".

First construct a system tree model in your mind. Empty. Just a structure. At the beginning, you can use the catalog and chapters of the textbook as nodes to construct a system tree.

In the process of memorizing, you must learn to find knowledge points (memory content), and through analysis and induction, discover the characteristics of the knowledge points, especially their connections with other knowledge points or the outside world.

Place knowledge points on the system tree. Equivalent to the leaves, fruits, flowers and buds of the tree. The system tree structure can be adjusted according to the characteristics of the knowledge points.

You can leave a blank part of the system tree based on your feelings and reasoning. Some teaching materials only cover one aspect, and the appropriate gap is the interface with other related teaching materials or subjects.

The process of "memory"

In fact, the thinking that needs to be used when structuring the system tree has already begun to include the element of "memory". Only by "remembering" can we access other knowledge points and connect with this knowledge point. The structure tree requires constant recall to scan for missing branches and leaves, and then concentrate on re-hanging the missing branches and leaves to the system tree.

The process of recalling is the process of "remembering". To have a "tree" in your heart, it is a system tree based on "memory".

The unity of "remember" and "memory"

Increasing stimulus connections is the secret to memory. This is where the systematic learning method is most effective.

"Remembering" and "remembering" are two different processes, but they are not isolated and must proceed in a staggered manner.

Supplementing "memory" according to the needs of "memory" will make "memory" more effective and complete.

The system tree is very important for "memory". Quickly find the desired content from a series of stimulating connections. This is only possible with a clear system tree.

Just like tidying up a house, if you roughly classify what is where, it will make it easier to use. Otherwise, even if the item (stimulus connection) actually exists, it cannot be found. Cannot be used, which is equivalent to none.

People have the instinct to forget. If the stimulus connections are disordered, it is likely to be cleared out of the brain as invalid information. Memory efficiency will be very low.

Revisiting often means remembering and remembering again.