Rethink

It is undeniable that in our life we need to be confident in ourselves. We need to always confident about what we know. After we have done the same task repeatedly, we assume that we are mastered in that action. We think we know things well and stop learning. However, if there are slightly changing about the task, are you able to handle it? Most of us will have a high confidence level before we execute it because we think that we can handle it. In reality, your confidence level will drop because you overestimate your ability. You are overconfident. How to deal with this kind of situation? Although you have understood the things well, you must spend time to rethink and reflect what we have learned.

       

Review our learning is an essential process of learning. You can test yourself by doing the quiz. A quiz is the simplest form of questions about the related topic. You can check your score after you have done your quiz and find out what you don’t know. You can also share your knowledge with your colleagues or your friends. Ask for their feedback. If they can understand you well, it means you have a strong understanding of the knowledge. It shows that you are doing well in learning. Identify your area of improvement after you receive the feedback from your peer. Another way of review your learning is to write down all the things you know in a paper after you have finished learning a topic. Use a creative way such as mind mapping or diagram to connect all the main points and ideas. It can help you organize your thoughts and have a better picture of understanding. If you fail to recall the ideas, it means you have some doubts. You can revise the ideas from the topic again to clear your doubts and strengthen your knowledge. 

As a human, we always forget what we know and give up learning. We think that it is difficult to maintain all the knowledge in our minds. Is it true? No! I believe every one of us can learn what we want to learn. There is a powerful technique name space learning. You can practice a skill once a week or three times a week. Give yourself time to rest after you have practiced the skill. Recall what you have learned at the end of the practice session. Identify the parts you are not doing well in practice. Try to think about how to improve your skills during the next practice. Instead of practice for long hours, you can practice your skills for 30 minutes during each practice. Return to a skill periodically can make the skill set become one of your powerful weapons. You can use your weapon to contribute to society and made your life more meaningful. 

Emotion is one of the key factors that can affect your efficiency of learning. Bear in mind you must always stay calm and focused when you are learning. Nowadays we cannot resist the temptation to swipe your smartphone. Try to keep away the device that may distract you when you are learning. Next, Bad emotions such as anger, worry, or nervousness made us cannot concentrate on learning. A lot of things that come up in our mind and it occupies our working memory. There is no extra space for your learning. Therefore, check yourself before you begin your learning. If you notice that you have bad emotions, accept it. Close your eye and relax your body. Focus your breathing. Inhale and exhale slowly. Wait for 5 minutes and open your eye again. Repeat if you still feel uncomfortable. This practice can calm ourselves down and made us concentrate on learning. Deliberation is a crucial part of learning.  Take your time to learn and enjoy the process of learning.

Lastly, reflection and evaluation are important parts of learning. Review our understanding can help us identify what we know and what we don’t know. Revise the parts you don’t know and teach the people what you have known. Made yourself today better than yesterday. Keep the spirit of learning and we grow together!