Teach Yourself How to Learn
by Saundra Yancy McGuire · first published 2018
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…was in my 20s, I would learn something about everything. Now at 30 I can learn everything about something. I think the easiest way to learn new things are two simple steps: 1. Always be reading. 2. Teach yourself how to learn There’s many great books on the latter topic. Once you get the basics and understand the different modes of your brain and the importance of rest, anything is possible.
on “Ask HN: Aging and learning. Does it become more difficult?” ↗…in [1] is completely different in that he addresses the 4 pillars of learning: Transform and Synthesize Knowledge, Combine the New with the Familiar, Self-testing and Retrieval, and Absorption) [3] Teach Yourself How to Learn, MacGuire et al, ISBN: 978-1620367568 (This book treats metacognition, positive emotions and motivation as the cornerstones of Learning)
on “Incremental Learning” ↗