Graduating from Being a Know-How Collector! A To-Do List to Maximize Your Learning

My bookshelf is lined with books on writing techniques.

Although I have read books and written notes, my concern was that I didn't really feel like my writing was getting any better.

Just collecting know-how and writing based on those teachings in my own way doesn't lead to improvement, does it?

That's why I ended up joining Mono-Can, but it's the same at the school.

I finally realized that there is no point in just stuffing myself with know-how. (A bit late)

I am still in the process of trial and error regarding how I intend to utilize what I learn at Mono-Can and break it down into to-dos, but I hope this will be of some help to others who are also learning something and want to put it to use.

Learning Mindset

I want to avoid making learning the goal itself.

First, these five points are important as a learning mindset.

I end up thinking all sorts of things, like that it's not going well at all, that I'm not cut out for it, that I have no sense for it, or that it's difficult, but I shouldn't expect things to go well from the start.

I don't have the luxury of time to be thinking about such things. (Reminding myself)

・Think about how to make things go well when they aren't going well
・Formulate a hypothesis as to why things aren't going well
・Reflect on what went well

I will install these ways of thinking and acting.

To-Dos by Scene

Since I'm going to the trouble of learning, I want to make the most of it, right?

With that in mind, I thought about to-dos for each scene: before, during, and after the lecture.

○ Before the lecture

・Ask yourself what you want to learn the most

○ During the lecture

・Listen while thinking of questions

Formulating questions seems to instantly increase my concentration.

I will aim to ask high-quality questions so that I can represent the people learning alongside me.

○ After the lecture

・Review 7 times

I learned the rule of reading 7 times. I watched the lecture 3 times and reviewed the materials 7 times.

The steps of learning are the following four:

First, I want to thoroughly advance through the understanding stage.

Outputting with sticky note journaling

By taking notes on sticky notes, I can rearrange them later in a way that makes sense to me, which helped deepen my understanding.

I think just by thinking about how to categorize and organize them, I can gain a higher perspective.

I will keep summarizing them on note to improve the quality of my output.

Some people have commented that my recent summaries are helpful, which is very encouraging.