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I learn a lot. The way I've learned best for me is to mimic children. Especially small children. They focus intently at seemingly incomprehensible complexity.
by 3pt14159 4y ago
I learn a lot. The way I've learned best for me is to mimic children. Especially small children.
They focus intently at seemingly incomprehensible complexity. Then they play with the small fragments they can get their hold on. "ba-ba-ba-ba" when they're learning to speak.
They play. They combine two (or more) different things they're interested in into a single experiment which we think of more as play. Mushy food? I wonder what happens when I throw it on the floor? Oh look how it landed all funny! Look how mum and papa reacted!
Grinding through cards learning languages never really did anything for me. Immersion and regular (but not exhaustive!) play stretched over time makes the neurons of my mind much more reliable.
- biofox 4y agoArguably, the whole point of play is learning.
- 3pt14159 4y agoFor some, yes. And their secondary benefit is joy. For others, no. It's joy. And their secondary benefit is learning.
- mym1990 4y agoLearning is often a byproduct of play, but the actual point of play is highly subjective to whoever is doing the playing. Although, in my experience, if you need to learn something, making it into a game is a highly effective and fun way to go about something that might otherwise be pretty dull.