Section 4 System: Establishing a personal cognitive system is actually very simple
"Knowledge system" is a term that has become particularly popular in the past two years. We vaguely know that it seems to be a very powerful professional skill. In Baidu The explanation found here is also "referring to the sum of a certain piece of professional knowledge."
In fact, it exists in the perception of each of us, that is, our ability to solve problems when we encounter problems.
In life, we will meet some people. Every time they encounter a problem, they can rely on their own knowledge system to solve the problem quickly and correctly. This person is also a symbol of "powerful" in our eyes.
In addition to admiration, do you also feel a little bit envious and hope that you can also have such an ability? !
Today we will follow the author to unveil the mystery of the "knowledge system".
In our consistent concept, knowledge is the concepts, formulas, principles, cases, truths, etc. in books.
But Wanwei Steel teacher gave it a different note: Only when the situation is unclear, no one tells you what to do, and wrong judgment will lead to some adverse consequences, if you can do it because Only when you have knowledge and dare to make an idea can you be considered to be truly knowledgeable.
This sentence does not mean that practical knowledge is knowledge, but it means that only when knowledge can help you make practical decisions, it is truly your own knowledge.
The way we learn it is always based on past experience: just find the most authoritative and certain cognitive system to learn and copy. The author of
told us that this is a way to learn "academic knowledge system", but it is not a way to build " personal knowledge system ". Because the purpose of our personal growth is no longer "knowing and understanding", but "judgment and choice".
Combined with the above words of Teacher Wanweigang, it means: The real knowledge is not that you know it, but that you can use it to help you make correct judgments and choices and solve practical problems.
This is the important difference between "academic knowledge system" and "personal knowledge system".
Therefore, in the field of personal growth, there is no optimal, most certain, and most authoritative cognitive system, only the cognitive system that is most suitable for our current status.
In other words, knowledge may not necessarily bring us cognitive ability, but cognitive ability must include effective knowledge. It can help us judge, choose, act, change and solve practical problems.
ended the conceptual explanation, and we began to officially enter the content of "how to build our own cognitive system".
Without awareness, the way we think we build is to indulge in fully mastering and copying other people's systems. We even feel that if we don't fully master the other person's cognitive system, all our efforts may be wasted.
I believe many people have used this method, because we all have the same characteristics: is very concerned about the complete form .
But the author tells us that masters never draw mind maps when reading, nor do they deliberately sort out the author's knowledge framework.
When reading, the only thing they have to do is: Look for touching points.
They will mark the places that touch them and write down a lot of thoughts that they can relate to in the blank spaces.After reading the book, they will put it away for a few days, and then ask themselves: "What point in this book touches them the most?" Of course, this point can be a theory, a case, or even a sentence, as long as it If it really touches people and can bring about real changes, they think this book is worth it. As for the other things, they just forget about it. They don’t feel it is a pity. They even think that the author’s knowledge system and framework are valuable. What to do.
Did the above paragraph shock you? I was really shocked. Although we are shocked, let's first understand the basis of the author's statement.
According to the law of circle of competence, we know that human abilities cannot be developed in leaps and bounds. They can only expand outward bit by bit on the existing basis, and the best area for expansion is at the edge of the comfort zone.
Cognition is no exception. It also follows this principle: knowledge at the edge of the cognitive circle is most closely aligned with our actual needs, so it is easier for us to be touched and then related to existing knowledge. And a lot of knowledge in other people's cognitive systems, no matter how reasonable it is, if it is too far away from our cognition or needs, it is equivalent to being in a difficult area of learning, and we cannot really accept it.
Therefore, unless the other party’s cognitive system happens to match your own cognitive circle, otherwise you will be obsessed with accepting it all, the learning effect will be limited, and it will be a waste of time.
It turns out that it’s not that we were too stupid to remember too much content in the book, but that we simply “didn’t know how to do it” and always wanted to use the densest net to pull out everything at the bottom of the river, but we didn’t understand most of it. After careful sorting, we found that none of the things we wanted were what we wanted. You can imagine the efficiency.
Thinking back carefully, I can’t seem to remember so many notes and mind maps that I have made with great effort. Now I realize that it was so “useless”.
It turns out that when we build our own "cognitive system", we don't need to fully master other people's knowledge systems. We only need to master the knowledge that most touches ourselves and is closest to our own needs.
When we put the "touching fragments" into Integrate closely with yourself, slowly become a part of yourself, and eventually you will be able to weave a cognitive network of your own.
Because the essence of the system is to use a unique perspective to integrate some scattered and independent knowledge, concepts or opinions into methods and techniques for dealing with the world.
Experts also constantly collect information that touches them in this field based on their own concerns, and then process and integrate it to form a unique cognitive system.
In other words, everyone can only expand and strengthen from the "feeling fragments" based on their own original "knowledge system", otherwise no matter how powerful the knowledge is, it will make us "indigestion".
This is the truth about building a personal cognitive system: breaks down everyone's cognitive system, only takes the points or blocks that touch you the most, and then splices them into your own cognitive network.
Seeing this, we can understand why we have read so many high-quality books and signed up for so many high-end courses, but we still cannot make the huge changes we imagined. The only reason is that they are not in our cognitive area yet and do not fit closely with our needs, so we cannot use them even if we learn them.
However, as our own cognitive system continues to improve, one day we will find that knowledge that was originally far away from us will become relatively close, so it can touch us again, and at this time it will truly be included in our knowledge. It comes from the system and is really used by us.
So it is not terrible to give up some knowledge temporarily. As long as we continue to learn, we will not lose anything.
Now that we understand the principle of "touch is the best filter", let's start to truly build our own "unique" knowledge system.
What is the specific method? The author gives us a practical method of "daily reflection".
Daily reflection is not about keeping a running account, but about paying attention to the things that touch you the most every day. Whether it is a good inspiration or a bad experience, write it down and review it. The more detailed the writing, the better. If a touch point can be transformed into a cognitive crystal, the quality and density of our lives will far exceed those of those who do not reflect.
It should be noted that there is a special kind of touch in "touch", just like I have read many good articles, I was touched to a mess at the time, and I put them in my favorites, but after a while, I Can't remember anymore. This kind of touch is called "pseudo-touch" and is not enough to be absorbed by us.
When a new piece of knowledge is close to the edge of our cognitive circle, a touch occurs, but the touch does not mean that the connection is close. If it is not strengthened in time, the new touch point is likely to stay for a while and then "fly away" again. In order to retain it and make it a part of your own system, you have to find a way to relate to it and create a connection. That is, the following three aspects:
First, reinterpret new knowledge in your own language, which will prompt your original knowledge system to respond to the new knowledge.
Faced with a new "touch point", if we can use our own language to explain this knowledge, this principle, and this matter clearly, and let laymen understand it, then these knowledge, principles, and things will be very important. Eighty-nine times it will become a part of yourself.
Because in the process of frequent output, we will always continue to establish connections between new and old knowledge, so it will grow the fastest.
The second is to be able to successfully extract knowledge when needed. Knowledge that cannot be extracted is pseudo-touch.
Many of us have had this experience: when we read a book or many articles, we seemed to understand a lot at the time, but after a while, we found that a lot of the content could not be remembered, only We still remember a certain sentence or a certain detail, even if we can't remember the specific content and only have a weak clue. At this time, we must attach great importance to these contents, because the knowledge that can be extracted when needed, It is knowledge that really touches us, and the precious connection between us and it is still there, so we must find ways to actively connect and strengthen it.
The specific method is the third one below.
The third is to be able to practice or use this knowledge frequently in life, because practice is the ultimate way to generate strong associations.
Every time we learn, we are not doing it to know, but to make real changes. When we begin to apply that knowledge and practice those principles, relevant details will continuously appear in our field of vision. At that time, we will not only become cognitive powerhouses, but also action giants.
In the end, we will understand that so-called learning and growth, such as reading, writing, reflection, cultivating habits, practicing skills, establishing cognitive systems, etc., are essentially the same thing: On the edge of the comfort zone, a Expand outward bit by bit.
And this is the secret to building your own "cognitive system".
It is said that "one thing is understood, all things are integrated". When we reveal the principle of learning, I believe that the next learning will become "natural".
