How can I read books to apply what I have learned?

How to read books efficiently and apply what you have learned? There are three steps to do before, during, and after reading.

1.Be problem-oriented before reading

It seems very simple, but people still don't learn problem-oriented, for example: everyone says that economics is good, you go to study economics, you study economics, before reading economics books, have you thought about why you want to study economics? Is it just because people say economics is good?

So before you learn, please ask why, what problems have you encountered?

2.The starting point of reading is the necessary difficulty

The more difficult you enter, the easier it will be to use it in the future, for example: a surprise exam without review. Because you need to use your brain to think about all kinds of questions, after the test, you will be easy to remember the answers in the book, and at the same time, after you think about the questions, you will remember more clearly, the same is true for reading books, when you get a sense of inspiration, you have to stop to analyze why, to find the essence of knowledge.

3.After reading: Feynman techniques, teaching for learning

According to the principle of necessary difficulty, when you finish reading a book and writing notes, take out a piece of paper and imagine that there is a person sitting opposite, and then talk about it together and write it on the paper.

In this way, after reading a book, you can naturally apply what you have learned, and the efficiency will be very high

First, read the book thinly first, and then read the book thicker. Probably you have heard of such a method to a greater or lesser extent. Let me tell you what I understand about this method.

Let's start with reading the book. Reading a book is to extract the main points from the book you read, find the purpose of the book, and make a mind map of the whole book. Of course, you don't have to draw this mind map, you can just think about it in your head.

Let's talk about reading thick, the process of reading thick is a process that combines reality. There must be an exact example of a truth in the book, otherwise how can it be convincing? But it's not enough for you to understand the examples in the book, you also have to translate the examples in the book into real things that happen in life.

If you can thoroughly understand and relate to the reality of each truth or topic, then you will be reading the book thickly. Applying what you have learned is also part of this process.

Second, we must learn to choose books that are suitable for us, and we must "read upwards" when reading. What does that mean? In layman's terms, it's about reading books you can't read.

Of course, we can also read some books for entertainment and relax ourselves. But if you really want to improve your self-cultivation and apply the knowledge you read to real life, then you should choose those books that are higher than your reading level, of course, not too high, so you need to master a degree. The most common books that we don't understand are the textbooks we use in school.

So after reading these books that you don't understand, the next thing to do is to observe life more and find the knowledge in the books and the connections in life. Only through continuous exploration and observation can we apply what we have learned. When doing something, you must first look for theoretical knowledge as a foundation, and then make actions based on theoretical knowledge, then this is to apply what you have learned.

Read 10,000 books, travel thousands of miles, read to apply what you have learned, and only by applying the knowledge you have learned in life can you apply what you have learned. Many times the knowledge we learn in books is the best in life, and it can be combined with the reality in life, but because the current education focuses on imparting knowledge and ignoring practical operation, it is difficult to apply what we have learned. <>

However, some knowledge can be applied in family and life, such as the inertia learned in physics, you can experience inertia when you go home from school and take the bus, these can experience inertia, you can use the knowledge learned in physics to reduce the damage caused by inertia, and electricity in physics is also particularly practical, he does not need you to buy any high-end items, you only need to find some power supply when you go home to experience the theory of electricity, which can deepen your understanding of home electricity.

Not only physics, but also children in rural areas can experience the application of agriculture, so applying what they have learned can be well reflected in their daily life.

Why are there so many people who read a lot of books and don't know how to use them? I think there are a few main possibilities:

1.Insufficient knowledge.

This article is very easy to understand, to put it bluntly, the accumulation of knowledge is not enough, and the learning is not deep enough. Let's say you want to build a house, but without the necessary cement or bricks, it is difficult to solve the problem of building a house!

For example, if you use your existing knowledge to solve a math problem in elementary school, you may find it difficult to solve, but if you change it to an upperclassman, you may be able to solve it in minutes!

2.There will be no knowledge transfer.

This has a lot to do with the habit of learning, only knowing one thing, not knowing the other, and not looking for meta-knowledge. For example, if you only care about moves in martial arts, then no matter how much you learn it, it will only be a fist and embroidered legs, and you can only master a little three-legged cat kung fu; But if you care about the inner strength of the mind and guide your moves through the heart method, you can become a master!

Just like learning PPT, if you only care about skills and methods, and ignore the principles and principles, if you change to other tools, such as keynote and H5, it will be difficult for you to get started! On the contrary, even if you change to UI, most of the knowledge you learn in PPT can be transferred, as long as you add some UI-specific professional knowledge, you will be able to control it.

3.No tree of knowledge has been established.

I think that's the most important reason why a lot of people can't apply what they've learned. When learning, we only focus on the content itself, ignoring the organization of the knowledge system, and lack the overall thinking!

To tell you my own story, I was very interested in chemistry when I was in middle school, and I studied the periodic table carefully at the beginning, and I knew it by heart, so later on, when I studied chemistry, I was very relaxed, there were almost no problems that I couldn't do, and even now I can solve some problems with the help of the knowledge of the periodic table.

4.Doesn't associate with it from a distance.

Problems in life are generally not solved by just one knowledge point. I think there are two reasons why I can't apply what I've learned to solve it

First, the knowledge tree has not been established, or the establishment is not complete enough, so there is no way to quickly retrieve the knowledge points needed to solve the problem; Another situation is not good at decomposing problems, the so-called decomposition of a complex problem into several simple problems, which is also a skill!

Brief summary. Therefore, if we want to apply what we have learned, we need to:

Let the learning have a certain depth;

Strive to find meta-knowledge;

These meta-knowledge are grouped into a knowledge tree that is easy for the brain to retrieve.

This is my way of applying what I have learned, and I hope it will help you!

Seeing this topic, I remembered what Han Han said, I have heard too many big truths, but I still can't live this life well. In fact, I was like this a few years ago, blindly studying hard every day, working hard, including doing my job well, reading a few books, learning some courses that interest me, and then there was no then, and all the efforts did not seem to lead to any qualitative change. Later, I kept looking for solutions, and finally I had some breakthroughs.

Please also try to imagine the root cause, how to solve it? <>

In fact, after learning so much, we are nothing more than looking outward, the key to the problem is that it is better to seek outward than inward, the more we want to improve ourselves, the more we look at all kinds of chicken soup texts, all kinds of micro-lessons, all kinds of cattle to share, buy bestsellers, but less attention to their own problems. I've watched a lot, I've learned a lot, sometimes I feel like I've been empowered, sometimes I think, wow, I had an epiphany today, but then? When you get up from sleep, you still have to do what you have to do, and your life is still the same.

The solution is actually quite simple: reflect on journaling! <>

Here's how to do it: Quiet yourself, look inward, and sit quietly at the end of each day to reflect on the day, what makes me happy? Why am I happy?

What did I not take care of, and why? What I learned today, how did I apply it, etc. Reflection can help us discover our own shortcomings, our own excitement, and our own bad things, and help us make timely improvements.

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Applying what you have learned is a misconception, is it useful to study mathematics? How many people have used calculus in their lifetime?

Many people will have the feeling of "hating less when the book is used" in study and work, because they find that they do not have enough preparation or understanding when they need knowledge or skills, and thus feel regretful. Here are some examples:

1.At work, there are times when a new task or project needs to be completed, but the necessary knowledge or skills are lacking. At this time, people who have not paid attention to or learned relevant knowledge before will feel that they are not prepared and regret not learning in advance.

During exams or interviews, you may encounter unexpected questions that require knowledge or skills that you have not prepared for before. At this time, people who have not studied or prepared seriously will feel their inadequacy and regret not studying and practicing more.

2.In life, sometimes you will encounter problems that need to be dealt with by yourself, such as family finances, health management, etc., but you do not have enough knowledge or skills. At this time, people who have not paid attention to or learned about it before will feel that they lack the necessary preparation and regret not learning and understanding more.

In short, whether it is in work, study or life, only by constantly learning and improving one's knowledge and skills can one be ready when needed and avoid the regret of "hating less when the book is used".