How to be a deliberate learner
Posted on: November 26, 2018
The video above described the “five-hour rule” — setting aside an hour a day to read, write, set goals, and learn. It also listed and briefly describe what some famously successful people so to learn deliberately.
It went on to elaborate on what such learning might look like:
- Planning for specific outcomes
- Practising deliberately and getting feedback
- Reflecting deeply on such practice
- Actively setting aside time and effort to do these things
- Dealing with small problems as they arise instead of waiting for them to grow
- Tinkering with ideas
When I used to lead a department of about 20 lovely folks, I recall requiring them to do most these things. When I left, most left me notes that they learnt a lot. Not from me; they taught themselves because they became more deliberate learners.
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