The Best Way to Learn Something
Summary
- Mentorship is valuable for both the mentor and the mentee.
- Mentees gain skills rapidly with direct feedback, a benefit of real-time learning.
- As a mentor, your understanding deepens when you teach your expertise.
- Teaching reveals gaps in knowledge, prompting further learning.
- Struggle to articulate a concept often indicates a need for better understanding.
- I believe dedicating time to mentor and teach is incredibly worthwhile.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest finding someone who's a few steps ahead of you in your business or personal growth journey to be your mentor. They can give you feedback in real-time, which helps you learn faster. Look for someone who's where you want to be, and ask them if they can share some wisdom.
Now, if you're already good at something, think about teaching it. It makes you even better. When you explain your skill to someone else, you'll see where you need to know more. If you have trouble explaining it simply, that's a sign you need to understand it better.
Here's what to do next:
- Make a list of skills you want to improve.
- Find a mentor who's great at these skills. Reach out to them for advice.
- Offer to help them with something in return. This could be work or even teaching them a skill you know well.
- While you're learning, start teaching others who are coming up behind you. You can do this by making videos, writing posts, or just talking to people one-on-one.
- Pay attention when you're teaching. If it's hard to explain, study more. Keep getting better until it's easy to talk about.
Remember, both you and the person you're learning from or teaching are getting better because of it. Dedicating time to this is one of the best things you can do. It's a win-win!
Quotes by Alex Hormozi
"mentorship benefits two people: the mentor and the mentee"
– Alex Hormozi
"the mentee learns skills they otherwise wouldn't with real-time faster feedback"
– Alex Hormozi
"the mentor learns his main subject matter better because you have to teach it"
– Alex Hormozi
"the best way to learn anything is to try and teach it to someone else"
– Alex Hormozi
"if you see that you struggle to articulate it, you usually don't know it as well as you think you do"
– Alex Hormozi
Full Transcript
mentorship benefits two people the mentor and the mentee the mentee learns skills they otherwise wouldn't with real-time faster feedback the mentor learns his main subject matter better because you have to teach it and the best way to learn anything is to try and teach it to someone else because if you see that you struggle to articulate it you usually don't know it as well as you think you do and so one of the best ways to learn a subject matter is to try and teach it I can't imagine a better way to spend time