The Science of Self-Learning: How to Teach Yourself Anything, Learn More in Less Time, and Direct Your Own Education (Learning how to Learn Book 1)

by Peter Hollins

An autodidact is, most simply put, a self-educator.

The technique is called The SQ3R method, named for its five components: survey question read recite review

The Feynman Technique

The Feynman technique is a specific application of elaborative interrogation. Remember, the goal is not to actually answer the questions; it’s to see what you are unable to answer—that is the information it provides.

Step one: Choose your concept.

Step two: Write down an explanation of the concept in plain English.

Step three: Find your blind spots.

If you can’t summarize it in one sentence, or at least in a brief and concise manner, you still have blind spots you need to learn about.

Step four: Use an analogy.