Author:: jakobgreenfeld.com
Full Title:: My Principles and Practices of Personal Education
Category:: articles Readwise make-public
Added time:: February 16th, 2022 12:58 AM
I picked books at random. I mostly restricted myself to purely passive reading. I didn’t interact with other people that are interested in the same topic.
This is completely crazy - especially for a knowledge worker.
Note: yes, I pick up books at random, if someone highly recommended and if it matches a topic that i'm interested in. yes i restricted myself to purely passive reading. I can't find someone that is interested in the same topic. It comsumes more time if I try to find this person or group. And yes, this is completely crazy for a knowledge worker (at least i define myself as one) Deep Reading
I didn’t understand back then that a systematic approach to personal education is possible. Of course, it is! In retrospective insights like this always appear trivial.
Note: when it comes to personal education, I feel its different from making plans for workouts, hangouts, or reading books. It is a much more grand topic for a single person. Try hard in self-teaching sound like self-brianwashing. Does it worth changing our life so subjectively? Will everything be better than doing nothing or little? self-improvement
Keep a list of things you want to know more about
A good starting point is to think about all areas of your life (health, finance, relationships, career, …) that you want to improve. Take a look at your list of long-term goals. What could you learn to increase your chances of reaching them?
Note: health: finance: relationships: career:
But don’t just focus on topics that are obviously useful. Instead, also ask yourself: what topics do you feel naturally drawn to?
Note: for example: how the world works
The final list should be long. Don’t filter out anything. You’re the only one who will ever see this list, so be honest. And always update the list whenever a new topic sparks your interest.