Learning to learn

From Rajesh's blog:

Learning to learn means having a fundamental understanding of a latticework of concepts which will allow you to build and refine your mental models of the world around. It means having an openness which does not hesitate to question (or be questioned) on what one knows. It means looking around and thinking about what is happening, and placing the event in perspective. To build this rich model, you will need to read widely and think deeply. Keep these words from Charlie Munger in mind:



I've long believed that a certain system - which almost any person can learn - works way better than the systems that most people use. What you need is a latticework of mental models in your head. And you hang your actual experience and your vicarious experience (that you get from reading and so forth) on this latticework of powerful models. And with that system, things gradually get to fit together in a way that enhances cognition.

And you need the models - not just from one or two disciplines, but from all the important disciplines. You need the best 100 or so models from microeconomics, physiology, psychology particularly, elementary mathematics, hard science and engineering [and so on].

You don't have to be a huge expert in any of those worlds. All you've got to do is to take the really big ideas and learn them early and well.

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learn to learn.
I see a personal reflection in your words.
BBC radio is my personal favourite too. Still listening to worldspace radio strictly for an hour is my routine.
Lotso my friends who have graduated few years back just do not seem to appreciate the idea of continued learning. learning stopped when they graduated. Feel very sorry.
It's a great piece that reiterates my urge to learn more.
Thanks Rajesh.
Aravind
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