Learning to Learn: The Best Way to Find Opportunities

Learning is the foundation. With a system and the proper belief in yourself you can become anything or anyone.

I recently posted a series of newsletters on learning to learn.

If there’s one thing I’ve realized over the course of writing them, it’s this: learning happens when a P.L.A.N comes together.

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Any serious learning requires a plan, happening in stages. Each stage is important for retention and success—for moving knowledge from short-term holding to long-term storage.

The P.L.A.N

There’s 4 stages to learning:

• Preparation

• Learning

• Accomplishing

• Nurturing

P: Preparation

This is the initial stage. You’ve identified something you’re curious about, something you want to fan the flames of passion for.

But how do you set yourself up to succeed? What do you need to do before learning? How do you avoid the common pitfalls that prevent people from reaching their goals?

You can read the story I wrote about preparation here:

The Most Important Thing You Must Do When Learning

L: Learning

Preparation has been taken care of. You move to the next stage—actual learning. You’ve built a foundation of what you expect to learn, how to learn it and why you should. Now you must put in the time to actually gain an understanding.

It’s time to dive deep, and take the time you need to fully grasp it.

You can read the story I wrote about the learning stage here:

The Enormous Mistake Most Make When Learning

A: Accomplishing

We must work to ensure knowledge transfers into long-term memory. We do so in the accomplishing stage. We aim to successfully achieve an understanding through review and continued practice.

You can read the story I wrote about accomplishing this here:

The Unusually Valuable Thing Most People Forget After Learning

N: Nurturing

The final aspect of learning is nurturing. We’ve accomplished what we set out to do, and gained a solid theoretical foundation for our learning. Now we need to get practical. We use the knowledge to encourage our own growth through its application.

Find a problem to tackle, maybe teach the knowledge to someone else—bring the knowledge out of your overthinking little head and into the world.

You can read the final story I wrote on nurturing your learning here:

The Simple Thing Most People Surprisingly Neglect After Learning

Putting the P.L.A.N together

Based on the hours of research I put into this I’ve created a Notion template with guidelines and considerations that take you through each of these steps.

I’ll be following them myself for my new pursuits.

You can create a copy of this Notion template for FREE here:

LINK TO GUMROAD FOR NOTION TEMPLATE!

If you decide to try it out, I’d love to hear your thoughts!

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