039｜Black cloth learning model

This article is some recent thoughts on "learning", dedicated to you who often feel "what's the use of learning this".

Many people often have the feeling that after leaving school, most of the skills or knowledge acquired on the job are useless. But the fact is, is it really so?

If we say that the part of our ignorance of knowledge is like the starry sky in the dark night, it may be the full moon that lights up the starry sky. Not everyone is very lucky to find their full moon. If you look closely, you will find that what really lights up the night are the faint stars scattered everywhere.

The same goes for learning and personal growth.

Recently, it took me a month to start from 0 basic operation, and now I can basically operate AutoCAD and ENSCAPE, two softwares that used to be "sky" to me, and completed the work of image rendering and video output. After finishing it, I suddenly felt a sense of accomplishment, "Well, that's what it is."

This inspired me to think about this question: why can I get started with these two softwares so quickly?

The answer is: I have accumulated 80% of the knowledge base that needs to be proficient in operating these two software before I have contacted these two softwares, even before I know how to operate the interface and use the tools. And these knowledge reserves are completely completed in my "purposeless" state (that is, I did not deliberately reserve this knowledge in order to learn these two softwares).

So, what is my habit or action that allows me to learn so quickly? I think in terms of "mind" and "mind"

The first is the "mental level".

To learn anything well, the most important state of mind is to focus on solving the tiniest difficulties at the moment .

Why do I have so much resistance to these two softwares when I haven't been exposed to them? (I even started to struggle when I saw the icon of the software...)

It is because the ego magnifies the "fear of the unknown" and "fear of failure" , which is actually a very normal psychological reaction. After realizing this, I decided to ignore whether I would end up being awesome or not, starting with the smallest challenge and just focusing on "Okay, what am I going to do now" .

If I want to draw a line, I first learn how to draw a line. There are a lot of video tutorial resources on Youtube (I believe there are basically no tutorials that you can't find on the Internet, unless you want to build a rocket...)

In this way, the "confidence" gradually accumulated from "small challenges" is the most important thing in learning.

The second mentality is: ask for advice with an open mind

Because asking experienced people for advice is much faster than doing research on your own.

Why can someone else's experience help you save time? Because those are also things that others have stepped on countless pits, made countless mistakes, and accumulated things after slowly groping. If you have the opportunity, you can ask an expert for advice, even if you watch the other party operate for 5 minutes, you will learn something more efficient than what you can learn by yourself.

The second is the "mental level" , which I call this mental model: black cloth

For the design field I am interested in, one thing I usually do is to read as much as possible and learn as much as possible. As long as it is related to design or aesthetics, photography, art, film, music, architecture, furniture, space, color, advertising, literature... But whatever interests me, I do n't care "whether it's useful or not" until I absorb it " .

It's like on a black canvas, I seem to have a lot of white dots, but I can quickly link them up whenever I need to. And this line may be a software or a trigger task, and the more points on the canvas, the easier it is to connect the line segments. The shorter the distance between the points, the faster the connection will be.

Take rendering software for example. To output a qualified rendering, you must have a basic understanding of the lens language (photography), have a feeling for light and shadow materials (photography, color), have a reasonable layout of the space (architecture, furniture), and understand the point, line and surface. There are certain concepts (basic theory of design), and you need to understand the product (product knowledge)...and there are many, many details. Any excellent work is not determined by "will or not". The so-called professional, is to spend their minds where ordinary people can't see.

In modern society, the "industry barriers" between industries are becoming weaker and weaker. In the future, those who have the ability to "connect" faster will be easier to survive.

After all, there are no two absolutely independent pieces of black cloth in the world.

So, if you're curious about something, go ahead and study it. On your own black cloth, covered with more dots. Light up the dark night of ignorance.

May everyone become a better version of themselves and gain peace and love.

 About Korgi Chu (Grilled Chicken)
International Coach Federation ICF Certified Life Coach / Rainbow Coach 🌈
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