Sorry, when I said best, I didn't mean it's the 'correct way' to learn. But it is the best way to retain the information you have learned. Everyone learns differently. I just mean that it's proven that, statistically, you will have a better understanding of something if you can teach it to others. It's kind of the 'next step' to where you mention learning via watching videos! Here is from another study:
To summarize the numbers (which sometimes get cited differently), learners retain approximately:
90% of what they learn when they teach someone else/use immediately.
75% of what they learn when they practice what they learned.
50% of what they learn when engaged in a group discussion.
30% of what they learn when they see a demonstration.
20% of what they learn from audio-visual.
10% of what they learn when they've learned from reading.
5% of what they learn when they've learned from lectures.
Yes, this is very important to note! No one should be trying things without knowing what they are trying.... Anyone who tries new things without knowing the potential consequences is just waiting for disaster. I appreciate this addition as that's not really what I wanted people to take away by me saying, "I learn better sitting down and doing something versus watching a youtube video on the topic." I think people should absolutely try as many things as they can until they find something they are passionate about or that works. However, if they aren't even aware of the consequences, they must check that. That is actually a primary symptom of Antisocial Personality Disorder. (A disregard for consequences.)
Agreed!! Nothing in life is going to have one firm perfect answer for everyone. I'm so sorry if my comment made it seem that way. Absolutely the person who tries 1,000 different things and half-asses all of them will get way less far than the person who tries six things, finds one they enjoy, and goes full blast on that.
May I ask if this reflects your opinion, or was it just a gpt prompt to "respond as devils advocate to ___"? I hope that doesn't offend you, I don't mean that rudely, I'm just genuinely curious! But I know some people get touchy when mentioning use of AI :/ Its brought good points and necessary warnings to the conversation. And for me, I care most about seeing "all aspects" of a view. Genuinely appreciative about this; it has given me a great idea to do something similar to help avoid bias in the lectures I create for the Harbert school of business.
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