Nowadays, society is awash with information and knowledge. There are more and more ways to obtain knowledge and it is becoming more and more convenient. However, it is becoming more and more difficult to learn well. The general environment is becoming more and more complicated, a

In today's society, information and knowledge are overwhelming. There are more and more ways to obtain knowledge, and it is becoming more and more convenient. However, it is becoming more and more difficult to learn well. The general environment is becoming more and more complicated, and people themselves are becoming more and more anxious. Blind and panic learning makes people who originally have a lot of study time become more and more inefficient.

The fundamental reasons for this phenomenon are nothing more than the following two points: 1. Insufficient self-management ability; 2. Problems with learning methods and inability to apply what has been learned.

Self-management is closely related to a person's current status, goals, time, energy, efficiency , etc.; learning methods also vary from person to person, but they all follow some basic rules .

1. Self-management

Use one word to describe self-management, rather than self-control, I prefer to use the word internal drive .

self-control literally means self-control ability , which reflects more of passive self-management . The meaning of internal drive is a kind of internal excitement or tension generated on the basis of needs. It is manifested as the internal power that promotes biological activities and obtains satisfaction of needs. The internal driving force reflects more of the internal power of .

internal drive is related to goals and plans.

The famous French thinker Montaigne once said: If the soul does not have a definite goal, it will lose itself.

The goal is the achievement that one desires to break through or achieve. It is a manifestation of self-worth realization. People who do not have goal-oriented will find it difficult to experience happiness and achievement in the learning process, and it will also be difficult to persist in learning for a long time. Studying without a study plan and determination is actually an ineffective pseudo-effort.

Therefore, if you want to learn proactively, first think about the results you want to achieve, and use the SMART rule to sort out a practical goal , and let the goal guide you all the way forward. If you want to take the IELTS and TOEFL exams, what areas do you need to work on, and what is your target score? How long do you expect to achieve your goals? How much time can you devote to studying every day? Are these goals achievable? Learning without a goal is like groping for in the dark.

Goals are executed because of the plan. If you set a goal and don't achieve it, it means you have no goal.

The first step in achieving the goal is to break down the plan so that the goal can be achieved with a sense of rhythm . According to the current status of the individual, determine the time that can be invested every day, plan the content of daily study and review, and formulate milestones in the learning process... The essence of is to complete time management . Several principles need to be followed during the execution of the

plan: 1. First things first, according to the priority of time, complete the most important things first. 2. Milestone events: Define milestones in your own learning process, and give yourself some rewards every time you reach one. Humans are not machines and cannot rotate endlessly like machines. 3. Life is like a battery that cannot be recharged. Time slips away every minute. You must have a sense of urgency and learn to cherish time.

2. Apply what you have learned

The method of judging learning effectiveness is divided into two steps:

1. The best way to apply what you have learned is to "teach". When you can teach others what you have learned from books, your understanding of the knowledge And mastering it has reached a new level.

2. If you can apply the knowledge you have learned to your own life and practice it repeatedly to change from "I know" to "I did it", the learning effect will be significantly improved.

In daily life, the biggest mistake people make through reading and learning is to learn for the sake of learning, rather than learning for the sake of practice and mastery. That's why there is an argument that "I have read so many books, but I still can't live a good life". They enjoy the freshness brought by reading, but they don't take the next step.

If you want to change this problem, you need to improve the learning method:

1. Closed-loop learning process.Learning is a closed-loop structure of preview, real-time learning, and review. Most people in only do the real-time learning step. They just go through the books they have read before their eyes, without forming their own ideological understanding or application. The purpose of preview is to find the goal of reading and the knowledge points that interest you by asking questions; the purpose of review is to review the changes in personal cognition caused by knowledge and the behaviors that you can incubate, and transform the learned knowledge into your own Knowledge.

2. Build your own knowledge system. Many times we see others talking, and what they say is very reasonable and profound. When a topic is put in front of us, we don’t know what to say. Because we don’t have anything in our stomachs, even some knowledge is scattered and fragmented. Without an overall framework and system to connect the knowledge in our minds, these knowledge fragments are easily forgotten and ignored.

In the current increasingly fragmented era, much of the information and knowledge we collect is fragmented. If we do not connect knowledge, establish our own logical framework, and build our own knowledge system, it will be difficult to have our own knowledge palace. .

3. Apply what you learn to . In this age where anxiety is paramount, "dare" is more important than "thinking" and "knowing". We must learn to show and express ourselves and keep doing things. Give yourself feedback on what you have learned by doing things, and then continuously improve, only in this way can you truly learn and make progress.

4. Learn to motivate yourself and shield yourself from negative environments. Any achievement in requires effort, and effort requires us to reward ourselves as a reward for our efforts. Living in different environments will have different environmental impacts. Everyone must have keen antennae to discover in time those people, things and things that deplete themselves, and take the initiative to give up and stay away.

If you want to improve learning efficiency, you must set a practical goal and go all out to achieve it. When you are struggling on the road to your goals, you will have a sense of accomplishment, urgency, and satisfaction.

From now on, use your own logic to connect knowledge, and you will become the expert who has something in mind.