20 Tips for Effective and Easy Self-Education

1. @habitsguy 20 TIPS TIPS for Effective SELF EDUCATION Effective

2. Independent learning is a journey that requires great commitment.

3. The online world is full of distractions, so you need to remind yourself of your purpose and work a lot on your discipline.

4. The following 20 tips will help you adopt the right attitude that will get you through a successful journey for self-education.

5. Prepare a studying environment Create your Create your own studying space: own studying space: organized desk, a comfortable organized desk, a comfortable chair, a laptop, the books and chair, a laptop, the books and notebooks you need, and some notebooks you need, and some pens/pencils/markers. pens/pencils/markers.

6. Get a dictionary Use an Use an online dictionary like online dictionary like Merriam Merriam- -Webster or Dictionary.com or an actual Dictionary.com or an actual dictionary that you’ll use when dictionary that you’ll use when you’re studying from books. you’re studying from books. Webster or

7. Highlight! Get some markers for the prints Get some markers for the prints and use the highlighting feature and use the highlighting feature on your on your eReader eReader to put an accent on the crucial elements of the text. on the crucial elements of the text. to put an accent

8. Learn from different mediums Don’t limit yourself to a single Don’t limit yourself to a single source of knowledge; make sure to source of knowledge; make sure to experiment and benefit from experiment and benefit from information in all forms. information in all forms.

9. Follow up on the references When you’re reading serious When you’re reading serious materials, you’ll find references materials, you’ll find references from books, scientific articles, from books, scientific articles, statistical sources, and other types statistical sources, and other types of publications that helped the of publications that helped the author support the facts. author support the facts.

10. Talk to experts Find people who are experts on Find people who are experts on the topics of your interests and the topics of your interests and ask questions. Nothing beats one ask questions. Nothing beats one- - to to- -one communication with one communication with inspiring people. inspiring people.

11. Study every day! Routine is important! Organize Routine is important! Organize your learning schedule in short, your learning schedule in short, frequent (daily) sessions that will frequent (daily) sessions that will keep you focused on the material. keep you focused on the material.

12. Don’t assume everything you read is true When you use different studying When you use different studying materials, some of them may be in materials, some of them may be in contradiction to the things you contradiction to the things you already know. Make sure to get to already know. Make sure to get to the bottom of the issue by the bottom of the issue by conducting an in conducting an in- -depth research. depth research.

13. Join online communities of learners and methods You don’t want to study in You don’t want to study in isolation, so make sure to find the isolation, so make sure to find the right right subreddit subreddit communities and communities and LinkedIn groups that will connect LinkedIn groups that will connect you to people you can learn from. you to people you can learn from.

14. Make learning your lifestyle As you gain more knowledge and As you gain more knowledge and you start understanding how you start understanding how things work, you might lose your things work, you might lose your ability to wonder. Don’t allow that ability to wonder. Don’t allow that to happen! Ask more questions to happen! Ask more questions and discover new things every and discover new things every single day! single day!

15. Search for online courses Many reputable universities are Many reputable universities are offering free online courses on offering free online courses on websites like websites like Udemy Udemy, Coursera, edX edX, and other popular websites. , and other popular websites. , Coursera,

16. Get information from news aggregators Instead of checking different Instead of checking different websites, you can stay updated websites, you can stay updated with the trends if you follow with the trends if you follow news aggregators like news aggregators like Fark Google News and Google News and Feedly Fark, , Feedly..

17. Don’t just read. Review! Make sure to make a summary Make sure to make a summary of the things you’ve learned that of the things you’ve learned that day. Take notes and review them day. Take notes and review them once you finish the learning once you finish the learning session to help you to absorb the session to help you to absorb the material much more easily. material much more easily.

18. Set goals It’s important to develop a It’s important to develop a habit of learning. Set monthly habit of learning. Set monthly and daily goals, and give and daily goals, and give yourself a motivation to yourself a motivation to accomplish them. accomplish them.

19. Write essays and research papers! Pick a great topic and write a Pick a great topic and write a detailed essay or research paper detailed essay or research paper on it. Publish these papers on on it. Publish these papers on your own blog and get into your own blog and get into discussions with the community discussions with the community of followers you attract. of followers you attract.

20. Teach! If you want a proof that you’ve If you want a proof that you’ve gained enough knowledge gained enough knowledge – – start teaching. You can become a teaching. You can become a private tutor, but you can also start private tutor, but you can also start offering your own online courses. offering your own online courses. start

21. Have a schedule Self Self- -education should be a education should be a commitment, not a pastime. Make commitment, not a pastime. Make sure to fit it in your schedule as a sure to fit it in your schedule as a regular activity with deadlines and regular activity with deadlines and responsibilities. responsibilities.

22. Take notes! You need to maintain a You need to maintain a journal that will remind you journal that will remind you of everything you love about of everything you love about learning. Write about all learning. Write about all realizations and goals realizations and goals! !

23. Every obstacle is a chance to expand You’ll face disappointment, You’ll face disappointment, discouragement, confusion and discouragement, confusion and lack of inspiration. If you make lack of inspiration. If you make an effort to surpass all these an effort to surpass all these obstacles, you’ll grow into the obstacles, you’ll grow into the committed person you always committed person you always wanted to be. wanted to be.

24. Say YES to new experiences Since you have the liberty to Since you have the liberty to develop your own learning develop your own learning style, you have to infuse some style, you have to infuse some practical experience into this practical experience into this journey. Find a way to journey. Find a way to implement everything you implement everything you learn into your traditional learn into your traditional education or the job you have. education or the job you have.

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