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The 20% Rule: How to Become a More Productive Learner
Intentional learning is quickly becoming a lost art
The famous quote, “knowledge is power”, was coined by Francis Bacon in 1597. It’s a great reminder to acquire good knowledge for life.
But it’s the application of power (knowledge) that changes lives.
In the age of knowledge abundance, we waste a lot of time on useless knowledge. It can take twice as long to find exactly what you want to solve your specific problem.
If you add all the time we spend on social media, the hours we devote doom-scrolling quickly adds up, but the bitter truth is, we not learning more.
“In short, we have become less productive learners,” argue Matt Plummer and Jo Wilson of HBR.
Reading, especially skim reading, does not necessarily translate into permanent knowledge.
A false sense of learning can derail your learning goals.
Intentional learning is quickly becoming a lost art.
The ability to find the specific knowledge and apply it to your circumstances is more powerful than consuming random knowledge.
Intellectual curiosity is a good trait for learning new things, but it can also lead you down a rabbit hole with no…
