202012261351 How to study widely
[[Book Note Polymath, Hollins peter]]
## Step 1: Broad Overview
Identify broad topic, what are the topic and skill it entail?
Establishing where your interests lie
What exactly are you interested in, narrow down in to subject matter
(1) What is it about?
How to start learning this? How complex? How long will it take?
2)How extensive is the subject?
(3) What acts as an appropriate starting point in trying to learn it?
## Step 2: Narrow the Scope
Deconstructing the topic
Define a scope, and a time period.
Combing Theory and Application
## Step 3: Define Success
Define and measuring Success
What is good enough? How would you measure that?
## Step 4: Compiling Resources
Compiling resources the right way
books, website, blogs, courses, friends, podcast, magazine, news,
## Step 5: Create a Curriculum
The role of modules in a learning plan
Each module is a particular subtopic, or a step/phase.
Determine different topics (modules) need to cover to progress.
Create a table of content
Modules based on what you need to learn about the chosen topic.
## Step 6: Filter, Filter, Filter
Prune our collection of resources to preserve only the best and avoid being overwhelmed by all materials collected
Choosing the best resources
Have a core set of resources.
Be selective. Pick up and learn what is useful for you.
## Step 7: Dive In
Get a rudimentary information to get started. Get familiar with the particular model. Bare minimum needed to start learning.
## Step 8: Exploration
Play around, explore based on instincts. Why do I want to learn this?
Why Play Around?
Stimulate the mind, ask questions about the module. Ask questions? What's the curiosities?
Three ways to explore a module
## Step 9: Clarification
Entail concrete learning.
Answer the questions you came up with previously
Balancing theory and practice
Answering your questions
How to apply this knowledge?
## Step 10 : Teach
Teaching make you learn more
Blog, youtube, presentation, conversation