There is a consensus in efficient learning: learn the minimum available knowledge, then start practicing immediately, learn by doing, constantly get feedback, and constantly improve in practice.
In real life, if we want to achieve this kind of efficient learning, basically we can only find a teacher for one-on-one guidance. Not to mention the high cost, finding the right teacher is even more rare.
But with ChatGPT, all this is very different. GPT can list the minimum available knowledge for us, and help us analyze the reasons and solutions for the problems encountered in the study, just like having a personal tutor.
Let's use the case of learning financial management to lead you to see how to learn efficiently under the guidance of ChatGPT.
1 Minimum available knowledge
When learning a new field, the first difficulty is not knowing where to start.
The general advice for learning masters is: buy 10 high-selling books in this field and read them once to get started.
This is a good suggestion, but the problem is that it is too inefficient. Many professional books have a large amount of content and are difficult to understand, requiring a lot of energy to read. It may take weeks or even months to read one book, let alone 10 books.
Another problem is that the content in books is usually systematic, from shallow to deep. In-depth content is usually difficult to understand. Even after reading it, you can only understand it roughly, and you won't need it in the short term, and it is easy to overload information.
When entering a new field, what we need is the minimum available knowledge before we can practice it.
The concept of Minimum Viable Knowledge (MVK) was proposed by David Perell, a well-known author, entrepreneur and blogger. In his article, Perell argues that one should aim to learn the minimum necessary knowledge of a field, rather than trying to master all the details and information. This avoids over-complication and information overload, gets started faster, and learns step-by-step with practice to better understand the nature of the problem.
With ChatGPT, you can more easily frame a minimum available knowledge.
Prompt word template:
我想学习XXXX，
目前我没有接触过任何相关内容/初步了解/基本掌握，
我想要达到的目标是：XXXX，
最少需要学哪些知识？
As shown below:
Then start to learn step by step:
After learning the minimum available knowledge, our next step is to start practicing as soon as possible.
2 Start practice with small tasks
Real knowledge comes from practice. When we are studying at school, there will be textbooks and teachers to give us questions to practice, from simple to complex. After leaving school, we need to design practical tasks ourselves, and because we have no experience, it is difficult to design a smooth learning curve.
At this time, we can let ChatGPT assist us in designing practical tasks for each stage. Before letting ChatGPT design a task, you have to tell him your current basic situation, such as what knowledge you have learned and what practice you have done, so that you can get a task that is more in line with your current stage.
Prompt word template:
我已经初步掌握了XXX相关的知识，现在想通过实践加深理解，可以帮我设计几个实践的小任务么？
3 Get Instant Feedback
If you encounter any problems during practice, you can ask ChatGPT and let it guide you.
After the practice has results, you can bring it to ChatGPT and ask him to help you correct the guidance.
The purpose is to obtain feedback as soon as possible to adjust the learning content and practice methods.
After a period of practice, you can go back to the first step, reorganize your current situation, redefine your goals, and let ChatGPT redesign your learning route.
Summarize
After this cycle of learning the minimum available knowledge > quick practice > getting feedback, you can quickly enter a new field. I hope it will help you on your learning journey.
Finally, I recommend a universal prompt word from an AI tutor, you must try it: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/S7DCP6O-fK40FrRkS0vajA
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