# Learning To Learn [Efficient Learning]: The Pillars

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**The Pillars** are the foundational concepts for efficient learning.

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The 🗝 icon is the **takeaway note** of each part.

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# The Pillars

## Everything Is A Game

When we frame our mindset that everything is a game, we allow two things to happen in our lives: 
1. [Growth mindset](https://www.ted.com/talks/carol_dweck_the_power_of_believing_that_you_can_improve/up-next)
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  🗝 Our brains can be developed with enough effort and strategy.

  *We look at obstacles as a challenge and think of how to find the solution*, instead of thinking that we are not capable or not smart enough (*fixed mindset*).

2. [Locus of control](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_of_control)
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🗝 Control of life.

 ✔ **Internal** locus of control
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    Those who believe that events in their lives come from their own action.

 ❌ **External** locus of control
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     Those who tend to blame outside factors than themselves for events in their lives.

  Just like playing a game where we control our player, **we are actually in control of our lives**.

## Feynman Technique

This technique is named after [Richard Feynman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Feynman).
It is about **bringing concepts to the basic level**.

🗝 To understand a concept, we need to be able to explain it in simple terms as if we are presenting it to a child.

## Trunk Based Knowledge

To be a successful learner, we must start from the tree's root, then move up to the leaves.

🗝 Start with learning the fundamentals (the why) before getting into details.

Something that we are learning might not be relevant 10 years from now.
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But if we understand the basics, we can adapt to the changes.

## Efficiency Trumps Grit

Being busy shows that we are not efficient with our time management.

🗝 We need to use the right strategies to be efficient with time to get ahead of others.

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