Learning Faster

I've been looking for a more efficient and effective way of learning and came accross the process by John Sonmez to learn in 10 steps. I think the person who did the youtube video added number 11. He has a whole course but I found a youtube video that covers it pretty well I bet since its the steps that I was really after.

https://youtu.be/02sDjtxgPjw?list=PL80vNsRjReW5EaFRQJVgzzC6hEgW0KVyX

My notes from the video:

1. Get the big picture
1. Learning is always tricky because when you first start to learn about something, you don't know enough about it to really understand what you need to learn. Do some basic research on the topics you want to learn about.
2. Determine the scope
1. Now that you know at least somewhat of an idea of what your topic is and how big it is, its time to narrow down your focus to determine what exactly you want to learn.
3. Define the success
1. The goal of this step is to come up with a clear and concise statement that will define success for your learning plan. For example: I can build a small application in c# that makes use of all the major language features.
4. Find the resources
1. Instead of reading a single book on a subject, try to gather many different resources to help you learn. Example: books, online videos, experts help, podcasts, source code, example projects, online documentation
5. Creating a learning plan
1. By now you should have a good idea of what subtopics you might wan tto learn about. You need to skim through the material you have and find a way to break down the topic into smaller sections.
6. Filter resources
1. Now that you know what you're going to learn and what order you're going to learn it in, its time to decide what resources you're going to use to accomplish the task, you have to cut down your resources to a number that you can manage.
7. Learn enough to get started
1. LDLT(Learn, Do, Learn, Teach)
2. 2 common learning mistakes that most people make
1. The problem of jumping in without knowing enough - Acting to soon
2. The problem of preparing too much before umping in - acting to late
3. You want to strike a balance between the two and learn just enough to get started
8. Play around
1. Play and experiment on your own. With this approach, ou learn by exploring and doing. As you play around, your brain naturally forms questions: How does this work? What happens if I do that? How do I solve this problem?
9. Learn enough to do something useful
1. Curiosity is a critical component of learning especially self-learning. This is your chance to really dig into the material and learn as much as you can and build something functional and useful
10. Teach
1. You only need to be one step ahead of some to teach them.
2. You have to move out of your comfort zone and teach what you've learned to someone else
3. Ways to learn
1. Blog post
2. Youtube videos
3. Give PPT
4. Attend/Conduct Meetups
5. Join Online forums
11. Stand out from the crowd
1. Learn to stand out from the crowd
2. Don't crib
3. Do self learning. Don't depend on others
4. Take the stand and start learning things on your own.

From this video I created a syllabus, as I like to call it, that covers the material I want to learn. I'll post that in a separate post later.