1. Whatever you are trying to learn, take a stab at learning it
2. Write everything down, in as simple a way as possible, as if you were preparing a lecture for an inquisitive child
3. Ask questions as if you were a child to identify gaps in your understanding
4. Repeat step 3 until the questioning adds no incremental value
"We have to learn that these are the kinds of disciplines in the field of science that you have to learn – to know when you know, and when you don’t know, and what it is you know, and what it is you don't know.
You’ve got to be very careful not to confuse yourself."
1. Whatever you are trying to learn, take a stab at learning it
2. Write everything down, in as simple a way as possible, as if you were preparing a lecture for an inquisitive child
3. Ask questions as if you were a child to identify gaps in your understanding
4. Repeat step 3 until the questioning adds no incremental value
"We have to learn that these are the kinds of disciplines in the field of science that you have to learn – to know when you know, and when you don’t know, and what it is you know, and what it is you don't know.
You’ve got to be very careful not to confuse yourself."
-Richard Feynman