Learning 2 learn
summary
Describes a concrete method for turning learning into a skill: use the five-phase SQ3R cycle — survey, question, read selectively, take personal notes, review — pair it with fixed schedule time‑blocking to reclaim about 10 hours a week for study, set quarterly SMART goals and track progress. Claims shift from accidental to deliberate learning produced measurable change: reading rises from one book a year to 14–15 books in 2019. Recommends mind maps, own‑word notes and three anchor books: Pragmatic Thinking and Learning, Deep Work, The Power of Habit.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:20Not about machine learning
- 1:27Continuous learning
- 1:54Learning events
- 3:08Accidental learner
- 3:37Fragmented knowledge
- 5:21Learning a skill
- 6:03Learning through books
- 7:21Survey
- 8:14Question
- 11:08Not a good metric
- 11:42The problem
- 12:59Fix
- 14:36Goals
- 15:13SMART Objectives
- 16:51Learn by yourself
- 17:38Make a plan
- 17:54Three books
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