Compressed Learning
"Compressed Activity- the effort you put in a compressed time will pay you more than the same amount of effort over long time"- Matt Morris
In Post 1364 I talked about the art and science of learning how to do something. I pointed out that the science part is easy but that the art portion is difficult and often easily missed. And in my opinion it takes both to make our knowledge complete.
So why compressed activity?
Well, I believe that if you focus on something intensely then you can learn at a quicker pace than if you stretch it out. Learning a language in intense study for a few months produces better results than someone who dabbles with the language over a decade.
The natural question is what is too quick? I believe that as we learn we tend to forget. The only way to retain the gains is to repeat what you have already learned. Without that repetition you will eventually decay and forget completely. Well maybe not completely but almost to a frustrating point that you know that the learning has been reduced.
The key is to relate it to previous learning. For example, when a student is learning for their second belt(usually yellow or orange) they still need to practice the white best form(first level). And this continues until you can do them both equally well.
So how quick? If you can not remember portions of the previous level then you are moving too quick and not truly learning. There is no speed guideline but you have to recognize that you are the best judge whether something is sticking.
Today's question is:
"Do you believe you can learn in compressed time frame?"
"Compressed Activity- the effort you put in a compressed time will pay you more than the same amount of effort over long time"- Matt Morris
In Post 1364 I talked about the art and science of learning how to do something. I pointed out that the science part is easy but that the art portion is difficult and often easily missed. And in my opinion it takes both to make our knowledge complete.
So why compressed activity?
Well, I believe that if you focus on something intensely then you can learn at a quicker pace than if you stretch it out. Learning a language in intense study for a few months produces better results than someone who dabbles with the language over a decade.
The natural question is what is too quick? I believe that as we learn we tend to forget. The only way to retain the gains is to repeat what you have already learned. Without that repetition you will eventually decay and forget completely. Well maybe not completely but almost to a frustrating point that you know that the learning has been reduced.
The key is to relate it to previous learning. For example, when a student is learning for their second belt(usually yellow or orange) they still need to practice the white best form(first level). And this continues until you can do them both equally well.
So how quick? If you can not remember portions of the previous level then you are moving too quick and not truly learning. There is no speed guideline but you have to recognize that you are the best judge whether something is sticking.
Today's question is:
"Do you believe you can learn in compressed time frame?"
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