Am I really an effective learner?
Just so we’re clear and in context, that’s one of my goals. I want to learn to remember. And the only way I know how to do that is if I do something with that information. But what? I can write about it. That’s #1. I should, as being an active blogger is one of my goals as well. I should read more than one reference on the subject. That’s #2. Reading mutliple books, articles on the subject makes the knowledge deeper. And finally, to seal the deal, I should apply the knowledge. If it’s a related to programming, my profession, I should write a sample program. Applying is knowledge is not always easy, and might actually consume the most time. But without it, I feel, we’re not going to put the knowledge into our long-term memory. And depends on the scope and compexity, we might have to apply it multiple times.
So to answer the question, I am slowly trying to transition to being an effective learner. I used to learn a lot by reading. But that’s shallow knowledge and easily forgot it. Now I’m trying to make the learning deeper… learning less but more.