Check out [[Daily Reading]] for context. ## Today's Pick of the Internet #### [The Feynman Technique 2.0: How to Level Up Your Learning](https://themindcollection.com/the-feynman-technique/) A thinking model to learn new things, developed by Richard Feynman. In this article, the author extends this model with their own ideas. **Step 1 - Study the subject** - Write down what you already know about something, no matter how insignificant - This helps carve out the "edges" of our knowledge - Categorise these bits to create an overarching strategy - Rearrange your knowledge and make connections as new material becomes available - Limit scope of learning - Prepare learning material - Set learning objectives for each module & lesson **Step 2 - Teach the subject** - Teach whatever you have just learned - Consider who you teach, how you teach and what you will teach - Prepare more than what you plan to teach **Step 3 - Identify knowledge gaps** - Find gaps in your knowledge by interacting with people about this - Go beyond gaps and look for what next you can learn - Talk to an expert to verify if what you learn actually makes sense. This is useful to tune out your unconscious incompetence. **Step 4 - Simplify further** - To truly understand something, you ought to simplify it - Prepare to explain it to a novice - Prepare a way to understand if your students have actually understood it - Write bits if information at various levels to improve your expertise --- #### Like what you see? Would you like to support me? Easy! Head over to [this link](https://refind.com/?invite=7b7e76f6e0) and subscribe to receive **Refind** newsletters. Every day Refind picks the most relevant links from around the web for you. Loved by 400k curious minds.