5
Methods of Learning That Set Successful People Apart
Want to work
smarter? Incorporate these five rules into your daily habits.
How do you define success?
We all measure prosperity in different ways.
But it doesn't really matter what your personal goals are. The key to getting
better at anything is summed up in one word:
Learning.
That's why the most successful people,
regardless of what they're trying to accomplish, strive to incorporate five
simple rules into their daily habits.
If you want to be a successful learner, make
sure to:
1. Read. A lot.
When you first discovered the joy of reading,
a world of knowledge was made available. But are you still making the most of
those skills?
Scientific
research indicates that the
benefits of reading go far beyond learning particular facts or insights. Accumulated over time, the consequences of good reading habits
multiply exponentially, increasing your range of cognitive abilities.
In other words, reading doesn't just make you
smarter--it increases the ceiling of how smart you can become.
2. Practice.
No one becomes skilled at anything without
practice. And of course, every failure hurts.
But although it's natural to feel bad after
making a major mistake, successful people learn to control what happens next.
They know mistakes are a part of life, so
they don't wallow in self-pity. The key to gaining benefit from failure is to
pick yourself up, analyze what went wrong, and take measures to prevent
repeating those mistakes, as much as possible.
It's a continuous process, but one that makes
you better.
3. Learn from others' experience.
It's been said that experience is the best
teacher. Most interpret that statement to mean learning from their own
successes and failures.
But why not focus on learning from others?
Our current experience is limited by our
lifetime. By studying those who have already reached the goals they're striving
for, successful people increase their "experience"--and the benefits
that come along with it.
4. Ask for advice.
A mentor can be a great source of experience,
but you shouldn't limit yourself to this type of relationship. We are
surrounded by those with strengths that are different from our own. One of the
keys to success is knowing when to ask for help.
If you're
afraid that asking for help will make you appear incompetent, don't
be: Research shows that those
who seek advice are usually perceived as smarter than those who don't.
5. Keep a student's mindset.
My colleague
Mandy Antoniacci perfectly described the danger of considering
oneself an "expert" in a recent column:
For me, referring to yourself as an
"expert" in any field assumes the position that you have reached your
fullest potential. It implies you have attained a thrilling pinnacle in your
career and that your thirst for knowledge in a particular subject has been
quenched.
In contrast,
I love Antoniacci's recommendation to exchange the
term "expert" with "student." If we continue to consider
ourselves as students--those who are always questioning, searching, exploring,
and observing--we'll continue to grow.
And that's what sets truly successful people
apart:
They never stop learning.
BY JUSTIN BARISO
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