7 Steps To Make Self-Learning Effective For You And Your Goals

Self-learning is anything you learn outside a classroom environment by yourself without a set curriculum or examinations. Besides the knowledge factor, self-learning also helps in developing your skill levels and enriching your experiences through practical applications.
 
So, how can you start learning by yourself?

1. Be Curious
The first step to learning anything is to be curious about it. The desire to learn is what will keep you motivated to keep learning.
Allow yourself to ask questions and be naturally curious about what learning experiences are interested in. Start your learning with a purpose. Ask yourself various questions:
• Why do you need to learn?
• Why is it an important skill?
• How useful will this learning be?


 
2. Set Learning Goals
Setting realistic goals will help you focus and improve your productivity while utilizing various learning styles. It lets you work towards something achievable and gives purpose to your learning.
These kinds of goals actually keep you motivated, providing you with some ambition to fulfill in the end.
 
3. Assess Your Learning Resources
This is an important step you need to focus on. As self-learners, it is necessary to verify the authenticity and correctness of the materials you use to educate yourself. You should also look into what is accessible to you to make your learning progress.
 
4. Engage In A Learning Process
Set a schedule and engage in your own approach to self-learning. Leaving gaps will make you procrastinate, so try to stick to a self-made process to your learning efforts.

5. Apply What You Learn
The best way to retain knowledge is to use it. When you self-learn something, try to find a real world application to use the knowledge you gained. For instance, if you are trying to learn a new language, try speaking it with a native or fellow learner. This way you will get more confidence in your learning and will also be able to remember what you studied better.
 
6. Collaborate With Other Learners
A great thing about online communities is that it allows you to meet with people from all over the world with similar interests and learning aspirations. Try your hand at collaborative learning.
 
7. Share Your Knowledge
The final step would be to give back to the community. The more you teach, the easier it is for you to keep learning.
 
Albert Einstein said it well: “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
When you try to explain a concept to someone, you will be focusing and gaining a better understanding of the subject, along with the ability to retain the information better. It will also help you look at what you learn through different perspective as in collaborative learning. This is a great aspect of self-learning. Anyone can be a teacher, and everyone can be a learner.
 
At ITL, “HR Excellence” foundation plays an important role in the strategy of “Accelerate Above The Curve” that all ITL-ers are implementing in 2021. By making our great efforts to create an inspiring working environment for all ITL-ers; The activities of training, sharing about relevant knowledge to be held regularly; Encouraging self-learning, being multi–skilled for multitasking; Recognizing the contributions and efforts of ITL-ers and rewarding them for these efforts,… ITL is building an excellent HR, being customer-centric, making positive contributions to ITL to conquer the "long runway" ahead.