What is your preferred method of learning?

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Do you learn better by Reading? Writing? Watching? Listening? Doing? By teaching? Or do you learn from a combination of those methods? Please feel free to mention anything I missed. Thanks.

AlexEfron · Accepted Answer

Combination. Particularly teaching.

I'll explain.

I like some barebones explanation from someone who knows the topic of discussion. Could be online lectures, in-person teacher anything. Then comes the reading part. I like to dive deep with some history of the topic as to know why it is the way it is, provides a reason to learn and curiosity to know about how the problems were solved to come to the revised version that I'm reading about right now. Finally teaching/explaining someone else what I learnt. This enforces me to completely understand what I'm trying to learn, otherwise I won't be able to explain to others or answer queries.

I know it's not always possible to have such a flow 😂, but I try to have this style of learning most often.

RebelinSteel · Accepted Answer

Hmm it greatly depends on the subject. For some I can just sit in a lesson and absorb it, I don’t really even need to revise, I just get a good result.

For others I really need to do it by rote, and actually doing physical learning, it also greatly helps if you can teach others.

When I was doing some digital design classes, I was helping out explain how to work through Boolean Algebra and other fun things, this helped me learn it more than I did, mainly as I had to answer question from others in my syndicate.

CrazyGirl2 · Accepted Answer

A combination of reading, lecture, and hands-on experience. I think that covers most people’s preferred method of learning. For me, the lecture and the reading prepare me for the hands-on practicum.

I hope this helps.
Laura 🤗 🥰

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

Practicing a technique is often the best way to learn it. Aside from that I usually prefer a demonstration or reading about it myself

IslaTheWitch · Answer

I combine many different methods...

I mostly read; I don't listen to podcasts or watch videos because I get the most by reading (photographic memory), of course, then I try it (so I practice just learned stuff), and as a mentor, I share with my mentees the alternative methods of achieving the goal

I find teaching others as the most efficient, it requires me to understand the subject very well and be prepared to explain very basic and very complex things in understandable way

RavVid · Answer

I don't feel my learning modes are really covered.

First I am visual, love graphs but even with history I am visual. Watching per se doesn't do much if it is a person talking. It becomes better to just listen.

I have a write once memory. Maybe that is more kines-ethic because doing is a major learning mechanism.

7Phoenix7 · Answer

For me it's a combination. I listen first... then i like to see a demonstration. Then I need to practice, hands on. That is the best way for me.

AviatorTom · Answer

The best learning technique consists of information, followed by practice. From the list... listening/watching followed by doing/practice.

Lynx122 · Answer

I do pretty well with all methods tbh. But when it's really important then writing a summary is a good way to go.

NathanDavis · Answer

mostly... doing/practicing and visual as well

TallAnon · Answer

By doing. I'm a programmer, I just keep trying until it makes sense to me.

dreamstar72 · Answer

Doing Have a problem with listening and getting the message (writing) out, but not my fault.

Massageman · Answer

Learning visually/by demo, and then by teaching others.

strangeatcircleK · Answer

A combination, id say watching and listening or reading and listening

Twalli · Answer

If you can't teach something, you don't really know it.

polodude2013 · Answer

By being show how to do it! I'm very much a visual learner!

Nikki1989 · Answer

Practice makes perfect.

Jay-_- · Answer

I'm a hands on learner

MrGSpotHer · Answer

I suppose it depends on what

jack1924 · Answer

I usually watch trainings videos🙂

Anonymous · Answer

Interpretive dance.😆

Agape93 · Answer

Practice

shortster · Answer

Lecture

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

hands on

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