I'm sure many people have had similar experiences.
Enrolling in a micro-class today, learning a skill tomorrow, learning a foreign language the day after tomorrow, in the end time is spent, money is spent, but nothing is gained - can not say that there is no at all, but it is very different from the result I expected.
Why is that?
To figure this out, the first thing we do is define what kind of knowledge you learn, what kind of knowledge is it?
In general, knowledge can be divided into two types: soft knowledge and hard knowledge.
Soft knowledge refers to the knowledge that can improve your thinking cognition and reorganize your thoughts and concepts. This kind of knowledge is generally more illusory, and it is difficult to have an immediate effect. For example, the theoretical knowledge of various disciplines belongs to this category.
And hard knowledge, of course, is the knowledge of those skills. This knowledge can be taught and learned by hand. Others do a step, you follow a step, there is an immediate effect. For example, handmade or chefs belong to this category of skill knowledge.
These two kinds of knowledge are difficult to learn, and the learning methods are not the same. But from touching them to eventually becoming part of their own capabilities, the process they go through is basically the same.
In other words, whether this knowledge can be translated into your abilities, they also need to face a series of "chemical reactions" made by you.
It only after these "chemical reactions" that they can be fixed in your body.
And from the input of knowledge, to the output of ability, the "chemical reaction" you make occupies the heaviest weight.
If in this "chemical reaction", there is a link that you can't do, whether it is soft knowledge or hard knowledge, they are difficult to transform into your ability, at most like a passer-by in your life, hurrying, hurrying away.
Therefore, how to make your "chemical reaction" of knowledge more violent and profound is the most important premise for you to transform knowledge into ability.
So what exactly is this "chemical reaction"? What are the steps involved?
Although the chemical reactions faced by soft knowledge and hard knowledge, from the input of individuals to the output of ability, the two kinds of knowledge are different in different ways of learning due to the different proportions of energy allocated in different links.
And many times the acquisition of a skill, it is best to mix the two kinds of knowledge to be able to complete, the so-called "theory and practice" both.
In general, the "chemical reaction" I am referring to is really just a series of acts of digestion we do to digest knowledge. From knowledge input to capability output, the process generally has seven steps:
In each step, there are different ways of working. The operation of soft knowledge and hard knowledge, in these seven steps, each occupies a different weight.
If one of these steps is not done properly, we may not be able to truly grasp this knowledge, and it will eventually affect our use of this knowledge; it is even more impossible to translate it into ability.
That being the case, it is important to grasp the key core elements of each step.
So what exactly to do?
Any form can become a channel for us to learn knowledge.
You order a latte at Starbucks, sit there for an afternoon, and you can learn something as long as you watch other people's speech and demeanor.
That is to say, the input of knowledge is inseparable from the use of our five senses. Seeing with the eyes, hearing with the ears, smelling with the nose, reading with the mouth, etc., can all make us learn knowledge to varying degrees.
But when it comes to the way knowledge is input, it is really based on one way, that is, repeating the memory until the neuronal connections in the brain are opened.
Seeing a theory, if you repeat the theory into memory, or apply it repeatedly, when you break through the influence of the forgetting curve, you successfully input this knowledge into the brain. This seems to be a rigid and inefficient way, but in fact, we have always Chinese the way of learning from ancient times to the present, that is, "rote memorization". No matter what subject you study, you must go through the initial stage of "rote memorization".
Soft knowledge requires memorizing the key knowledge of theory, and hard knowledge requires memorizing the operational steps of each step of the skill.
But why is rote memorization criticized by such people?
The main reason is that your memory is not used properly. For example, when you learn English, you only memorize words, and the help of improving your speaking skills will not be obvious compared to memorizing sentences, or even memorizing paragraphs where sentences are applied. This kind of recitation, judging by purpose, is a waste of time.
Therefore, your "memory input" must decide what form to take according to your ultimate purpose. To exercise eloquence, you have to read aloud to memorize some materials, rather than silently reading and memorizing materials; to learn the skills to operate, you have to use practical exercises to write down each step of the operation, rather than just reading and memorizing.
Just as my industry is film and television production, many novices must remember every step between the creation of a work from new creation to final result when learning the software of ps, pr, and ae. And friends who have learned these software should know that these software shortcuts are very many, which play a vital role in operation, and you can't remember the turn. In order to better complete the work, the memory of the premise is very necessary.
Of course, simply relying on hard memories to input knowledge may not allow us to grasp it. As the saying goes, "Read a book a hundred times, its righteousness is self-evident", which is a matter of understanding.
"Learning without thinking is reckless", letting knowledge cram into your mind, and only remembering the standard answers will only be harmful to the improvement of our personal ability, and even imprison our thinking.
So how can this be avoided? At this time, you need to take the initiative to think and understand the logical relationship behind the knowledge.
With this step, not only will it make it easier for us to receive knowledge, but more importantly, thinking and understanding will make us better able to remember it in our minds.
How to understand it? The only way is to ask yourself more about the knowledge. The role of asking why is to think about how things work. After reading an article, you can summarize the ideas that this article wants to express, and this understanding after thinking will help you master the knowledge of the article.
It's like reading a book and seeing a title that reads, "Our brains selectively sift through information to get attention." In the face of this sentence, how do you understand it? It is to ask yourself questions and find out the relevant logic behind it:
1, Why does the brain selectively filter information?
2, the brain screens information, in what way will it do it?
3, what kind of information will be screened by our brains?
When you are faced with a concept or knowledge point that you do not understand, ask yourself a question, and then look for answers around the question, then you can establish a relevant logical context and make yourself better understand the meaning of this knowledge point.
Some things will be understood differently as our experience increases. Reading a book, everyone can come up with different opinions, the so-called "a thousand readers have a thousand Hamlets."
But no matter what kind of understanding you develop about knowledge, the purpose is to achieve the final result output. So what can be done with the results is a successful understanding.
For example, if you make a promotional poster with ps, you used to read a book and follow the abcd step. However, when you have thought about it and have your own understanding, you find that the adcb step can also make this poster, which shows that you already know the principle behind each step of operation.
At this time, you are not a nerd with a dull mind. Just like the height of a building is helpful for you to paint a spray painting, this is the thinking you get after understanding your work. In order to get the height of this building, do you have to use mathematical calculations to come up with the answer? Although it is okay to do so. But wouldn't it be better to ask the building's managers directly?
"All roads lead to Rome", the role of understanding is to let you know that there is not only one way to pass through Rome. Knowing the principle behind it, so that you can learn anything, you can choose a more suitable and efficient way to apply the knowledge you have learned according to the purpose, and realize the ability output transformation.
So what do you have to do to better improve your understanding?
There is a saying: knowledge can be easier to understand knowledge. What does that mean?
If you want to understand an article, you must first recognize every word in the article! Similarly, if you want to understand a subject, you must at least have the relevant background knowledge to assist you.
Therefore, we must build our own knowledge structure to improve our understanding ability.
In general, there are two forms of establishing a knowledge architecture: the association of new knowledge and old knowledge, and the accumulation of layers of new knowledge and new knowledge.
The intersection of new knowledge and old knowledge is to use old knowledge to help remember and understand new knowledge. Many subjects in this world are not completely unrelated and completely independent of each other. Even a science as abstract as mathematics has an intersection with the philosophical theories of the liberal arts.
As Jobs said, he learned art calligraphy classes at the beginning, and finally had design ideas and inspiration when creating the iPhone, which is the association of new knowledge and old knowledge.
To use an analogy, knowledge represents a network of cities, then old knowledge is the existing building, and new knowledge is the new building. Now you need to build different roads and connect the two buildings. You have to find laws that are similar or similar to each other and relate them by analogy.
Generally highly educated people have their own knowledge structure, so learning other new knowledge is also easy to understand.
But if you really re-learn a completely unfamiliar knowledge, then your knowledge structure can only be accumulated step by step, from beginning to end, that is, starting from memorization and understanding, until your knowledge can constitute an architecture.
As for how to consolidate what you have learned, you need to use this method of repetition.
Memory has its laws of operation.
Many times we can remember something because we inadvertently conform to the laws of memory. Repetition is one of the laws of memory.
The German philosopher Ditzgen said: "Repetition is the mother of learning." It is said that the importance of repeating the learning method is important.
Repeated use of the knowledge we have learned can not only help us understand the knowledge, but also help us to deeply understand the internal connections between each knowledge point, so as to better establish a complete set of knowledge system. And this is also the primary means by which knowledge is transformed into ability.
When we learn a new knowledge, remember to find a time to deliberately repeat the practice. When our brains start learning something new, they tend to put a lot of energy into helping us. But as we keep repeating, the brain becomes more and more familiar with this thing, until the neural circuits are opened, and the brain does not continue to allocate too much energy on it.
It's like when I first started learning piano, at first my fingers didn't listen at all, and I used my ring finger to play with my tail finger, and I used my index finger when I used my thumb, which was very difficult. "Little Star" is such a simple song, I can play it for an afternoon.
But then I practiced every day, played repeatedly, and when the muscles of my fingers became familiar, my brain no longer thought about which note to play with which finger, and I was able to play freely when both sides were placed on the keys.
As for soft knowledge, such as many conceptual suggestions such as "face the world with positive language and behavior", your repeated use is that when you encounter things every day, you can respond with a positive behavior.
In the past, you were sad and sad, constantly complaining, and now when you encounter problems, you will smile and respond, and then take the initiative to go to the movie shopping to find happiness. Although at first you will feel uncomfortable, as if you are not being yourself, as long as you persist, your thinking will naturally change subtly.
The output of repeated use of knowledge can be to share ppt, write, communicate with others, and even solve problems in combination with life needs.
Of course, during the process of repeated application of the knowledge learned, if you find that a certain step does not achieve the effect you want, then you should stop, think about what the problem is, use the results to make feedback, find a practical solution, and then correct your reuse.
When you continue to repeat the practice for a period of time, then your brain will not spend too much energy on the use of this knowledge, just as you drive a car, you do not know what gear to hang from the beginning, slowly it will become a subconscious operation, without much thinking to be able to react, become a reflexive habit.
Although there is no exact study to guarantee how long it takes to form a habit, after all, different things have different difficulty and ease. But in general, lasting 48 days usually builds habitual awareness. As long as this habitual consciousness gradually becomes your subconscious, in the end, the knowledge you learn can really be transformed into your ability.
So from now on, according to whether you are learning soft knowledge and hard knowledge to build your learning plan, and then set a clear goal, and then allocate energy to learn knowledge and use knowledge according to this process, then if you want to continuously improve and evolve your own ability, it is not a problem.