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title: learning
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## Learning how to learn

Deliberate focus
building mental models 
(chunks of principles) 
to build on 
and connect for creativity. 
Mastery learning 
frees up limited working memory
of four chunks
for other thoughts 
or connections.
Don't overlearn
things you have already mastered.
Otherwise, 
you'll only be confirming
your own beliefs/methods/existing knowledge
rather than exploring 
new information
and possibility
learning
something new.
Collaboration with a team
helps spark new ideas and connections
which are deeper too. 

Deliberate rest
to remember long-term, 
especially after many repetitions 
and struggles. 
Physical activity helps too.

These discoveries 
seem similar 
to how babies learn.
They are constantly
moving all over the place,
observing 
even the tiniest details
focused on them,
then something else,
then tired, 
they must rest and process them.
They're obviously
learning a lot very quickly
between various motor skills,
language,
and so many things
we take for granted.

## Growth versus fixed mindset

A growth mindset 
is basically 
having the attitude that failing is acceptable 
because you can learn from failures
going forward. 
You experiment 
with new things
and may fail 
once in a while,
but what you learn from it compounds
and keeps encouraging you to do even more.

Fixed mindsets 
are the opposite. <commit_msg>Update 2015-08-13-learning.md<commit_after>---
layout: post
title: learning
# Updated date that overrides created file date
date: 2021-08-27
---

## Learning how to learn

Deliberate focus
building mental models 
(chunks of principles) 
to build on 
and connect for creativity. 
Mastery learning 
frees up limited working memory
of four chunks
for other thoughts 
or connections.
Don't overlearn
things you have already mastered.
Otherwise, 
you'll only be confirming
your own beliefs/methods/existing knowledge
rather than exploring 
new information
and possibility
learning
something new.
Collaboration with a team
helps spark new ideas and connections
which are deeper too. 

Deliberate rest
to remember long-term, 
especially after many repetitions 
and struggles. 
Physical activity helps too.

These discoveries 
seem similar 
to how babies learn.
They are constantly
moving all over the place,
observing 
even the tiniest details
in a multi-sensory way,
focused on them,
then something else,
then tired, 
they must rest and process them.
They're obviously
learning a lot very quickly
between various motor skills,
language,
and so many things
we take for granted.

## Growth versus fixed mindset

A growth mindset 
is basically 
having the attitude that failing is acceptable 
because you can learn from failures
going forward. 
You experiment 
with new things
and may fail 
once in a while,
but what you learn from it compounds
and keeps encouraging you to do even more.

Fixed mindsets 
are the opposite. 
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