Learning how to learn:

https://youtu.be/Z2N5a7XZWg8

In order to maximize our learning ability, become more creative, and understand things
at a deeper level, we should often approach life with a beginner's mind which is best
characterized by being: 

👉 Free of preconceptions about how things work.

👉 Free of expectations about what will happen.

👉 Filled with curiosity to understand things more deeply.

👉 Open to a world of possibilities.

👉 Committed to listening and absorbing rather than responding or critiquing.

Curious about what this might look like, in practice? Below are 10 exercises by Patrick
Buggythat can help you practice adopting a beginner's mind 👇

1. Identify your expectations, and flip them around

What have you assumed to be true about this experience or topic? Can you 100%
know that it’s true? What would happen if you did the opposite?

2. Go slowly
With known topics, you tend to operate on autopilot. By deliberately slowing down,
you can force yourself to experience each step of a given activity more deeply.
Physically slow down your movements, and your mind tends to follow.

3. Avoid pre-judgement
When you think you know how something will go, resist the temptation to assume.
Instead, take time to wait and see. Can you really know that it will happen in the way
you assumed it will?

4. Break the topic down into building blocks

Try to distill the topic or exercise into a simpler form. What are the basic elements at
play here? How do they relate to one-another? Which elements are most important?
Which could you get rid of?
 5. Get curious by channeling your inner five-year-old
Ask someone to explain a problem or subject to you in as simple language as possible.
Don’t assume anything. Ask them the simplest questions, like “Why?” and “How does
that work?” and “Why do you do it that way?” and “Can you say more about that?” (Or,
swap roles, and try your hand at explaining it in the simplest language possible.)

6. Eliminate “should” from your vocabulary

It’s fine to make hypotheses about how something will go. But “should”s attach
yourself to an outcome. Let go of any expected outcome to remain open to broader
possibilities.

7. Get rid of your extra arrows

If you were learning archery for the first time, and had a quiver full of arrows, you
might not consider your first shot very thoroughly. After all, if it doesn’t go well, you
know you have more attempts. But what if the instructor only gave you one arrow?
How might you approach things differently if you knew you only had one shot at it?
Seek understanding, and do so mindfully.

8. Detach from your ego’s desire to be seen as an expert

The ego likes to protect itself by knowing things and being right. But being right is
rarely the real goal. Focus instead on seeing reality as it is, without bias.

9. Get fully present to the experience at hand

Open your senses to what you’re experiencing, as if you’d never experienced it
before. What do you see/hear/smell/feel/taste? What patterns exist? What is
confusing? (Why?) What makes sense? (Why?)

10. Meditate to practice seeing clearly, without judgment

In mindfulness meditation, the practice is to non-judgmentally observe the rising and
passing of thoughts, emotions, and sensations in the present moment. In meditation,
notice when you begin to expect how things should go, like what you’ll feel, or what
you’ll think. This awareness of expectation provides an opportunity to let go, and
return to your breathing. Remind yourself that every meditation is different, and that
each breath is unique. Then, open yourself to the next breath…And the next…

Asking the right questions :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYnGiWlwcj4