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Hi Makers! Do you set educational goals to yourself? Like 'Master this skill until February' 🙌
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John Borden
Probably a good idea, but I kinda prefer to "learn by accident".
I want to get from A to, I don't know, K. I have no idea how to get there, but I'm going to do my best to figure it out.
Along the way I almost always learn something that I could have never learned through a class, tutorial, course, whatever.
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@tl__robinson Thanks for your response! What do you use to learn this skill: read articles, watch online courses, how do you review your learning progress on skill? Maybe you found your unique way of learning.
@irina_seng It depends upon what I'm trying to learn and I what I feel like is the best vehicle to learn. Right now, I take a lot of webinars and read books recommended by peers and industry leaders.
@gavri_birnbaum It depends upon what I'm trying to learn and what I'm trying to accomplish. So, I align my learning with my "to do" list.
The process isn't linear. I'll learn the basics of a topic, try and apply it to my company and will do a deeper dive when I encounter gaps or situations where what I've learned doesn't match the company's situation.
I set goals (launch this by this date, make this much money, read this many books etc), but only usually learn a new skill when one of my goals requires it.
@callumchapman Thank you! We are working on goal setting in Vectorly so your answer is insightful. We believe that the best way to develop skill is 'Learning by doing' So when you set a goal to learn something you should link it with practical or business goal
Most often folks react, Very rarely does someone wake up in the morning and decide to learn something new. There is just no reason to do so.
I created app for exactly this to help you create and track your goals for learning new skills! Timecap
There should be a third option: no, I constantly learn something new in chaotic manner
Makes me think that I should start setting learning goals 🤔 Thanks for the heads-up 😅
I think I want to clarify my goals more in the future: I've found that what is difficult about sticking to goals is not setting realistic ones, but reminding yourself and staying consistent.