Hi everybody! Welcome to the QUpodcast - the podcast about life, learning, technology, and all topics that fascinate us as we seek to learn and grow!

I am Sri from QuantUniversity and in today’s episode, I want to talk about what's the best way to learn?

In today’s day and age, we are bombarded with information whether it is audiobooks, online videos, or just the constant barrage of information that makes it to our doorsteps and browsers!

So how should we learn?

- Is it scrolling through bite-sized posts?

- Is it going for summaries by someone because the original publications are ?

- Is it watching bite-sized videos pioneered by likes of Udacity and Coursera giving us a false sense of accomplishment through certification?

- Is it attending the unlimited number of "FREE" webinars we have access to in the day of #Covid19?

Ultimately, the true test is how much do we understand and how well can we explain it to others!

I remember the engaging lectures from my favorite professors where a 3-hour lecture just flew-by. Some of the best books I have read were difficult to put-down. Some of the hard problems I solved made me lose track of whether it was day or night.

As we sift through posts, get up to date on all our social media channels, track all the thousands of influencers we follow, really question! Are we really learning or just familiarizing ourselves with the trending topics of the day!

Just being familiar isn't really learning! You have to actively "be there" to engage and it requires time and attention. Focus on "doing" rather than sifting!

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