How to efficiently learn the knowledge of the currency circle

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▍Life , oh life

How old is life, is it not good to save time to play video games?

There are many and complicated knowledge about cryptocurrencies, and the rapid development of the latest technology often causes information anxiety, hurts your mind and life, and spends a lot of time but cannot learn useful information.

This article will share my experience after a lot of learning. I have developed a learning process that allows me to use a little time to acquire the best quality knowledge. The rest of the time is spent on sports, traveling, and playing games. It can maintain the rhythm of my investment and maintain my physical and mental health. I can not only apply this learning process in the currency circle, but also use it to learn hand-made coffee, photography, psychology, etc. I hope this learning framework can give you some inspiration.

▍Perseverance will kill you

Before I established such a learning framework, I also spent a lot of time exploring. Most people may think that this period of time is very hard, but I " enjoy it ", which is very important. If you have read the book Atomic Habits, you will know that " Habits are not formed by perseverance, habits are formed by effort. ” The less strenuous things are, the easier it is to maintain. Making your learning process like a fun game is the best learning framework.

▍My currency circle learning process

1. Reasons for entering the currency circle

Why did you enter the currency circle? Is it for investment? To participate in the NFT community? For employment in Web3? Knowing your purpose is the only way to know what you want to learn.

I entered the currency circle for two reasons: " walking on the cutting edge of the times " and " making some money by the way ". I am a knowledge nerd and full of curiosity about any new things. The world of cryptocurrency is a paradise for knowledge geeks, and here just happens It is possible to invest and turn knowledge into profit, so the direction of my study is to observe the development trend of the currency circle and look for investment opportunities by the way.

2. Classification of learning difficulty

After you understand the reason for entering the currency circle, you must start to look up information and learn, but you must learn step by step, and plan your learning progress according to the difficulty of knowledge. For example, if you just entered the currency circle for two days but want to understand ZK-rollup, that is a leapfrog. Strange, stable death, the better way is to first learn the principle of blockchain, then learn how Bitcoin works, then understand the relationship between Ethereum and smart contracts, and then understand how smart contracts create Dapps, and finally know How ZK-rollup can help expand the public chain.

But in the early stage, it is impossible to distinguish the difficulty of knowledge. The recommended way is to find a blockchain course suitable for novices, or find a series of complete teaching articles. It is also a good choice to read physical books. This is a more systematic introduction The textbook will help you classify the difficulty of knowledge.

3. Ditch specific topics

There is no limit to the sea of ​​learning, Amitabha.

The popular science knowledge of cryptocurrency has exploded. If you want to invest again, you must learn the basic concepts of investment in addition to popular science. You must understand the operation principle of blockchain, NFT operation principle, smart contract operation principle, and financial system operation principle. , Geopolitical operation principles, currency speculation operation principles , human nature operation principles, etc., it is impossible to finish the study in one day, so " simplifying the learning subject is very important ", only give priority to learning certain aspects of knowledge, and give up others, not like this Do you will fall into information anxiety and get twice the result with half the effort.

As far as I am concerned, I mainly focus on " public chain trends, overall economy, and geopolitics. " I usually discard other NFT or Defi information, which allows me to maintain sufficient information depth to make investment decisions.

4. Optimize source quality

After setting the study topic, you must regularly receive information in this regard. At this time, the source of the information is very important. If the media platform pushes you spam, it will be a waste of your time.

As for myself, I will follow a large number of different news media, organization reports, and blog articles at the beginning, and gradually delete them in the end. The information channels left behind are of the highest quality, and 80% of the articles I push are my own. I will read it, and I will use the RSS subscription method to push all articles to the same software for easy management.

[Supplement] What geopolitics do I track: The Economist Magazine .
Aggregate Economy: Financial M-Square Research Report , Arthur hayes blog .
On-chain data: Glassnode research report , Kaiko research report .
News from the currency circle: Chainfeed media , Chainflash news media
Public chain development: Vitalik blog , Polynya blog

5. Pick a Few Articles

After tracking those signal sources, I also " not read every article ". Although 80% of these pushed articles are what I want to read, the number is still too much. I will choose suitable articles from them. At this time I have to go back and think about the reason why I entered the currency circle, that is, go back to the original intention and choose the articles I should read.

I spend 10 minutes a day picking articles, and I " don't read them right away " after I pick them up, I gather them in one place and read them later.

6. Read rhythmically

At this point, everything is ready and I only owe it to Dongfeng. I will accumulate several carefully selected good articles, and then " select again " from them, starting with the articles that should be read the most. If you don't have enough time to read other articles, don't After reading it, only those who understand how to give up can be efficient.

I will set aside a few hours " every week " to read the articles I collect " every day ", so as to ensure that the articles I read are top-notch, and I can have fun at other times, which is twice the result with half the effort.

7. Strengthen learning and memory

But one embarrassing thing is that human memory is very short. After finally reading a good article that can be passed down through the ages, the result is that it is completely forgotten after waking up. This is really wasteful, so strengthening memory is very important.

My usual learning method is " Feynman learning method ", which is to tell others what I have learned. If I can explain difficult knowledge in vernacular, it means that I understand this knowledge, but not everyone I have time to listen to your speech, so I can also use the " text, recording " method to practice Feynman learning method, which is why I write articles in Matters and record Podcast programs.

But the best way is to have real people interacting with you. Instant feedback can help you learn faster. I founded the " Professional Snake Research Group " a year and a half ago. Sharing knowledge, such uninterrupted interaction really makes my learning speed burst. Those who are interested in joining can tell me that we are a public welfare organization, and we come together purely because of the love of learning.

8. Maintain study habits

People are lazy, so we need to design a suitable learning method for laziness. With the reading process I mentioned above, I spend 10 minutes a day screening articles, and then choose 2 hours a week to read articles. If you want to strengthen memory, you can use Spend another 2 hours a week writing articles or recording podcasts, which is a very time-saving way for me, and " because I don't spend time, I will find it very fun ", which keeps my enthusiasm flowing, that's it I have been in the currency circle for two years and have never stopped learning habits.

In addition to the time-saving learning process, there is another way to maintain the habit, that is " commitment ". For example, the weekly sharing of the Provius Research Group is ready. We will arrange everyone's sharing time a month ago. With " Commitment " gives motivation to prepare. Writing articles or recording Podcasts can do the same thing. You can promise readers or listeners the frequency of your sharing, whether it is weekly or daily, which will make you more motivated.

▍Your learning process?

The above is my learning process, what about yours? I am very interested in knowing your learning process, let us share and learn from each other, or if you have any questions about the content of this article, please let me know.

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