The 4-Step Process for Learning Absolutely Anything
Andrew Hitz
I found this article about the Feynman Learning Technique fascinating. It is a 4-step method to learn absolutely anything:
Pretend to teach a concept you want to learn about to a student in the sixth grade.
Identify gaps in your explanation. Go back to the source material to better understand it.
Organize and simplify.
Transmit (optional).
The article goes into detail on each step but it really is beautiful in its simplicity.
My favorite part is that the person you are teaching is a 6th grader and not a really smart adult who loves to learn.
An 11-year-old is just old enough to learn anything as long as the explanation is simple. Being able to teach something succinctly requires truly understanding the subject at hand. It’s a great test.
Hope you enjoy this article as much as I did!