The Personal Learning Operating System:
Learning Workflow Design:
- Input Systems: How you discover and capture new information
- Processing Systems: How you understand and integrate knowledge
- Storage Systems: How you organize and retrieve information
- Output Systems: How you apply and share knowledge
- Feedback Systems: How you measure and improve learning effectiveness
Standardized Learning Procedures:
New Skill Acquisition Protocol:
- Research Phase: Understand the skill and identify expert resources
- Deconstruction Phase: Break skill into learnable components
- Practice Design: Create deliberate practice routines
- Progress Tracking: Establish metrics and milestones
- Refinement Phase: Continuously optimize based on results
Knowledge Building Protocol:
- Survey Phase: Get overview of the domain
- Foundation Phase: Build core conceptual understanding
- Application Phase: Practice using knowledge in context
- Integration Phase: Connect to existing knowledge networks
- Teaching Phase: Explain concepts to others
Problem-Solving Protocol:
- Definition Phase: Clearly articulate the problem
- Research Phase: Gather relevant information and examples
- Generation Phase: Create multiple potential solutions
- Evaluation Phase: Assess solutions systematically
- Implementation Phase: Execute chosen solution and monitor results