2011-03-01, 06:48 PM
1. Turn Subject X into a scrap - booking project.
- Causes me to collect notes
- Causes me to organizes notes
- Causes me to reread notes
- Causes me to get hands on with notes as I decorate my notebook
- Causes me to cross-reference with the textbook
2. Think about writing Subject X in an Online Journal / Blog Post.
- Causes me to reconsider simple terms
- Causes me to consider the importance of such terms
- Causes me to ponder about the application of such terms
- Causes me to understand the material as I have to grasp the basics before I can write about it
3. Knowing about Subject X allows me to help others
- Allows me to help my friends when they procrastinate
- Allows me to apply this knowledge to life in general
- Allows me to reduce unknown and unaccounted ignorance
- Allows me to work with other people to understand a hard or difficult concept / material
My philosophy is that learning is an organic process. You will learn a lot of material and you will forget a lot of material. The brain isn't a computer that will store all inputs for kingdom come. Retention rates are never high in human beings. Therefore it is important that you find something that you enjoy and keep at it.
Constantly refreshing material in and out of class is an important indicator of interest and individuality. I keep my old textbooks for this reason (also I get less than 5% original store price back from returns). There is only so much that you can remember. Therefore it is important that you keep the knowledge you value close and fresh in your mind. It is also important to be voracious as retaining a stagnant body of knowledge could also be an active process (you could spend a whole year reviewing General Biology/ Chemistry / Physics - MCAT anyone?) that fortifies horizontal growth, but isn't enough to grasp modern advances in the respective field areas which should be a desirable vertical growth goal in order to eventually lead to you solving problems in those respective fields. Studying is important. However learning should be the primary focus for studying. Something that we cannot prioritize when cramming or digesting large amounts of information at one time.
If you cannot respect the subject you are learning, then it will be difficult to study / learn it. Accruing knowledge is not an objective process, it is fueled by curiosity, avarice, and passion. If you're hanging out with a guy / girl who bores the pomegranate out of you, you won't get anything from hanging out with him / her. In my mind, the same thing applies with academics. Don't pay an institution for them to make you suffer for four years. That's just silly.
- Causes me to collect notes
- Causes me to organizes notes
- Causes me to reread notes
- Causes me to get hands on with notes as I decorate my notebook
- Causes me to cross-reference with the textbook
2. Think about writing Subject X in an Online Journal / Blog Post.
- Causes me to reconsider simple terms
- Causes me to consider the importance of such terms
- Causes me to ponder about the application of such terms
- Causes me to understand the material as I have to grasp the basics before I can write about it
3. Knowing about Subject X allows me to help others
- Allows me to help my friends when they procrastinate
- Allows me to apply this knowledge to life in general
- Allows me to reduce unknown and unaccounted ignorance
- Allows me to work with other people to understand a hard or difficult concept / material
My philosophy is that learning is an organic process. You will learn a lot of material and you will forget a lot of material. The brain isn't a computer that will store all inputs for kingdom come. Retention rates are never high in human beings. Therefore it is important that you find something that you enjoy and keep at it.
Constantly refreshing material in and out of class is an important indicator of interest and individuality. I keep my old textbooks for this reason (also I get less than 5% original store price back from returns). There is only so much that you can remember. Therefore it is important that you keep the knowledge you value close and fresh in your mind. It is also important to be voracious as retaining a stagnant body of knowledge could also be an active process (you could spend a whole year reviewing General Biology/ Chemistry / Physics - MCAT anyone?) that fortifies horizontal growth, but isn't enough to grasp modern advances in the respective field areas which should be a desirable vertical growth goal in order to eventually lead to you solving problems in those respective fields. Studying is important. However learning should be the primary focus for studying. Something that we cannot prioritize when cramming or digesting large amounts of information at one time.
If you cannot respect the subject you are learning, then it will be difficult to study / learn it. Accruing knowledge is not an objective process, it is fueled by curiosity, avarice, and passion. If you're hanging out with a guy / girl who bores the pomegranate out of you, you won't get anything from hanging out with him / her. In my mind, the same thing applies with academics. Don't pay an institution for them to make you suffer for four years. That's just silly.