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Becoming Fully Effective
2009-11-28 09:44:50

Reading maketh a full man, discussion a ready man and writing an exact man.~Francis Bacon

This is a pretty deep statement! According to Francis Bacon we cannot be fully effective individuals unless we fully apply what we learn. Reading about something and then never applying it does not allow us to make use of the information. According to Bacon we need to discuss what we read or learn and then write about it. He is suggesting that discussing and then writing about a learned topic help to solidify the learning and make it a part of our own life. I agree with this wholeheartedly and I would like to add that after discussing and then writing about it, we need to then apply the learning in our lives…..maybe the saying should be;

Reading makes a full person, discussion a ready person, writing an exact person and application a complete person.

Anyone can read a book or article and "learn" something from it but this learning becomes so much more effective when we are able to discuss this with our peers, friends, co-workers, families and friends. This helps us to understand the concept from multiple points of view. We can learn a lot more by openly discussing a concept with people that have differing viewpoints than we can by just reading or learning one persons viewpoint.

The learning process becomes even more profound and personal when we can clearly articulate the learning by recording it in our own words in written format. It has been said that if you cannot describe a concept in writing then you don't truly understand the concept. Trying to write out something that you have learned in your own words can be a great learning exercise itself. You begin to question every piece of your writing and ensure that what you are recording is as accurate as possible.

Now that you have read and learned something, explored that learning through discussion and then recorded your learning in writing, it is all for naught unless you apply that concept to your life personally. As an example of this, how many people can remember all of what they learned in their college years? Is this because you didn't study and barely passed (this applies to some people I know), drank too much and destroyed critical brain cells or is it because you were unable to apply what you learned in your everyday personal or work life.

For the majority of us it is because we were not able to apply our learnings in our everyday lives. My mathematical physics class in 4th year engineering just did not get utilized once I graduated. Although I liked the course (as sick as this sounds) and was impressed by what I learned and although I discussed and wrote about the topics learned, I was not in a career that needed any of it so it was not applied and hence was not retained.

So what does this have to do with your Strength Zone? Well, its simple….make sure that you discuss what you learn, articulate your learnings in written format to ensure that you fully understand and then apply the learned concepts in your everyday life. Do this consistently and frequently in your areas of strength and you will find yourself becoming increasingly stronger and more successful in your endeavors.

Tags: effective, , sfficient, , learning, , reading, , strengths, , strength, zone
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