Making learning a priority is becoming essential in the era of new technologies, where standing out becomes a real issue. Ease of learning is not necessarily linked to your level of intelligence or your intellectual faculties. You can easily develop cognitive ease by following the 3 tips recommended by 3 emblematic figures who have marked history, whom we present to you in this article:
Elon Musk: visualizing knowledge as a tree
Elon Musk is today one of the men who revolutionized the world. He is considered the greatest industrialist of our time by taking innovation to levels never seen before. At 47, he is at the head of two large, successful companies: Testa, manufacturer of 100% electric luxury cars that have become a benchmark in the field and SpaceX, company operating in the field of astronautics and space flight. The entrepreneur had also previously revolutionized the world of online payments by launching PayPal.
If Elon Musk is considered one of the greatest entrepreneurs in history, it is because he broadened his learning to a large number of areas and did not limit himself to just one.
But how did he manage to learn so much about very different fields? During a Reddit Ask Me Anything, a user asked him the question, to which he replied: “Most people can learn a lot more than they think.”
He then shared his strategy for learning more quickly: “It is important to consider knowledge as a sort of semantic tree. Make sure you understand the fundamentals, i.e. the trunk and large branches, before getting into the leaves or details, where you may not catch anything. »
Richard Feynman: Successfully explaining it to a child
Richard Feynman is one of the most influential American physicists of his time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1965 for his work on quantum mechanics, one of the most difficult subjects for the human mind to comprehend. A great teacher, he wrote numerous recognized popular works, such as the Feynman lectures on physicsa physics course taught at university and which, since its release date, has become a great classic for all physics students.
To facilitate his learning, he always made sure to use common words and popularize his theories so that an 8-year-old child could understand them.
“When you write an idea from start to finish in simple language so that a child can understand, you force yourself to understand the concept on a deeper level. You therefore simplify the links between ideas. »
Albert Einstein: Enjoy learning
Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientists in history. He revolutionized the way we see the world thanks to his various works on general relativity which earned him a Nobel Prize in physics in 1921. He also helped to explain special relativity thanks to his famous equation E = mc²famous even among those who do not understand physics.
According to him, great achievements are accompanied by pleasure. It is by taking full advantage of learning that the brain assimilates information more quickly and stores it in a lasting manner.
In 1915, while his son Hans Albert was taking piano lessons, he wrote to him: “ I am very happy that the piano brings you joy. Play pieces that you like even if the teacher doesn’t dictate them to you. The most effective way to learn is to do things with great pleasure to the point where you don’t feel the time passing. »
written by Fati Hadouni, updated by Guillaume Goudou
