2017.02.21

Today is Tuesday.

What is Feynman Technique? It's a method of learning new knowledge. It sounds very simple but is confirmed very useful. Let me explain it in my words.

The Feynman Technique just has three steps.

Step 1: Teach it to a child

Yes, it looks simple, but actually it's the hardest step of the threes. When you want to learn some new knowledge, it must be hard for you to understand. It also will be much harder to a child. Many people like to explain a concept in some complicated or so-called professional vocabulary. Most of the times it actually means they don't really understand what they say or they don't want the listener to know what they say. If you want to learn a new knowledge, try to explain it to a 8-year-old child first.

Step 2: Review

That's an important step too. In step one you must have been stuck in something that you cannot explain clearly in simple words. That's the point you need to reread the original materials.

Step 3:  Organize and Simplify

When you have finished the first two steps, try to organize your words to make a story with simple words, remembering not use any jargon from the materials you read.

That's all. I will have a try.