Good q. Personally, a while back I started a "learning ladder" document to answer this question. It kind of went sideways as compared to how I thought it would

Good q. Personally, a while back I started a "learning ladder" document to answer this question. It kind of went sideways as compared to how I thought it would end up. At first I listed and ranked a bunch of methods of learning (see below) but I found that a general ranking isn't as helpful after a while. The biggest takeaway for me was developing my own logging process. I always start a log on a given learning topic, to keep myself accountable and to allow myself to detach and reattach to the process. The log template I use has headings like this (Markdown): - Title - Contents - To-Do & Questions - Tips - Chronological Log of Lessons Learned - Log (Meta) -- When log was last reorganized, etc. - Resources (Web links, and so on) Then I use my own task system, Task BATL, to help me select logs to work on and mark up the to-do lists (like that above) with symbols that establish clarity. I also use a basic tagging system throughout, with shortcuts like +lll for "Log of Lessons Learned" and +crp for "Current Position" (current philosophy / position / strategy in the topic--like how I trade assets, or write system scripts) so on. In terms of specific methods--books, articles, and videos, I also tend to ask my intuition what it thinks the best one will be for each given topic. Usually one specific method comes to mind. Over time, I rank them for each given topic/log. I'd also add these: - Image search - PDF search - Reddit posts & other forums - Slideshare - Podcasts (useful in topic review or topic updates) - Writing and publishing my own guides or tutorials on blogs, etc. - Creating HTML start pages for the topic (friendlyskies.net/radio was one of my first) - Online courses - In-person courses - Get-togethers (for ham radio this has been a really good one; I'd add nets to that as well) - Volunteering - Certifications - Teaching courses - Shopping/buying things related to the topic in a well-informed way - Starting profit-projects / businesses Anyway, good question, I think it goes super deep too.