🤔 What Do You Want to Learn?
Before diving in, let’s define your learning objective. What skills or knowledge do you want to acquire? Write it down! 📝 This is your learning journey.
🧠 The Power of Meta-Learning: Planning for Success
Did you know that spending 10% of your study time planning can drastically improve your learning? That’s the power of meta-learning! 🤯
We’ll use the Why, What, How framework:
- Why? Why do you want to learn this? (intrinsic or extrinsic motivation). 💡
- Intrinsic: Learning for personal enjoyment (e.g., learning AI for fun). 😄
- Extrinsic: Learning for a specific purpose (e.g., learning AI for a new career). 💼
- What? What specific concepts, facts, and procedures do you need to master? 🧠
- Concepts: The big ideas you need to understand.
- Facts: Key information and details to memorize.
- Procedures: Practical skills to practice and apply.
- How? What are the most effective methods and resources? 🛠️
- Benchmarking: Research how others have successfully learned this.
- Emphasize/Exclude: Focus on what aligns with your “Why” and tailor your approach.
🤖 AI: Your Personal Learning Assistant
AI tools like ChatGPT can revolutionize your learning! Here’s how:
- Prompting for What:
- “You’re an expert learning tutor familiar with Scott Young’s ‘Ultra Learning’. Help me create a study plan for [Your Topic] based on the Why, What, How framework. My ‘Why’ is [Your Reason]…”
- Refine the AI’s suggestions based on your existing knowledge and goals.
- Prompting for How:
- “Let’s benchmark how experts approach [Your Topic].”
- Ask the AI to analyze YouTube videos or online resources for insights into successful learning strategies.
🎬 Example: Leveling Up Your YouTube Skills
Let’s say you want to create engaging YouTube videos. Here’s how you can use the framework and AI:
- Why: “I want to share my knowledge and passion for [Your Niche] with the world and build a community.” 🌎
- What:
- Concepts: Storytelling, authenticity on camera, content strategy, basic editing.
- Facts: Audio/lighting fundamentals, gear specs.
- Procedures: Storyboarding, on-camera practice, setting up gear.
- How:
- Benchmarking: Analyze successful YouTubers in your niche (e.g., Ali Abdaal, Mark Rober). What are their processes?
- Emphasize/Exclude: Prioritize storytelling and on-camera presence, as those align with your “Why.”
🚀 Your Next Steps
- Define your learning goal – What do YOU want to learn? 🤔
- Determine your “Why” – Why is this important to you? 💡
- Use the AI prompting examples to generate a detailed “What” and “How” 🤖
- Start learning and iterating on your plan! 🔁
🧰 Resources:
- Ultra Learning by Scott Young: https://www.scotthyoung.com/ultra-learning/
- ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/
- **(Add 5-10 relevant YouTube channels, courses, or websites specific to your learning goal. Include a brief explanation for each) **
