Why there are dumb people in the age of information?

Earlier, learning used to happen in the classroom, workplace, or at seminars. But today we are equipped with a hyper-connected network called the internet. Earlier the more books you read, the wiser you become. Now, the better you become at collecting information and analyzing them, the wiser you become.

In the last 20 years, the process of learning something has entirely changed.

But why not everyone makes 100% out of it? Because they use the internet for entertainment purposes only.

Just think about it, today you can view lectures from MIT (Engineering college) or NYU stern (MBA college) just from your home, you don’t have to pay Rs. 2-3 crores for education now. But we spend most of our time entertaining and wasting our time.

Here are some steps, that would help you learn in this new age! 

1. Be open!

Never try to follow just one path, like if you love learning about the valuation of the company, make yourself comfortable learning from all the sources, be it MBA lectures of 2 Hours each or a Finology video of just 15 mins. 

2. Learn how to search.

There’s a phrase “We all need to start asking better questions”. We often take it for granted, but it’s the most important step. If from such a large sea, you want to see just crabs, you have to be specific. 

3. The approach!

Learning online can be overwhelming in just 10 mins a guy can explain you whole topic, and you would take 10 days. Here’s my trick to learning efficiently and effectively:

a.      Watch summary videos first and take proper noting of them (This will give a bigger picture of the topic in a short time)

b.      Now refer to textbooks or long content like articles and try to connect them from the summary (you will start mapping things in your head)

This would help you learn difficult topics in less time.

4. Believe!

A person can read Wikipedia and become smarter than a Ph.D. holder invested years just for understanding. The truth is there is no scarcity of information but a scarcity of knowledge. 

5. Never stop learning! 

I hope this article helped you!