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3 Crucial Steps To Learn Anything Faster And Better
Most people learn through the garbage disposal method.
They take a random mixture of information, passively shoving it into their brain. Learning is not passive unless it’s simple knowledge you seek.
If you need to learn, it requires a simple strategy.
Step one: learn the fundamental principles.
Elon Musk recommends to “view knowledge as sort of a semantic tree — make sure you understand the fundamental principles, ie the trunk and big branches, before you get into the leaves/details or there is nothing for them to hang on to.”
If you’re new to sales, don’t learn how to conduct expert negotiations. Learn the fundamental principles of sales mindset, target personas, prospecting, and discovery.
If it’s finance, learn how to understand the financial statements. Don’t burden yourself with how to hedge long-term investments.
As Elon points out, be fluent in the fundamental principles.
Step two: begin to practice/test what you’ve learned in a low stake environment.
Elon had meetings with Aerospace executives to understand the real cost of building a rocket.
