Crypto + Learning

 

Psych & Such    |    17 May 2021

I have to admit, I don't understand cryptocurrency.  In December of 2019, I read a book on cryptocurrency.  I think the book left me with more questions than answers.  In January of 2020, I bought crypto stocks.  Every so often I read online blogs, essays, and blurbs to help me make sense of it all.  I continue to buy crypto stocks, and I continue to have no genuine idea what I'm investing in.  "Just enough" understanding  can be dangerous.

Learning isn't easy.  Comprehension takes work.  Mastery is rare.  And yet, how often do we go through life only understanding the bare minimum of important topics, issues, and subject matter?  Getting by with surfaced-level knowledge can leave us ill-equipped, vulnerable, and overconfident.

Needing to learn?  

• If you tend to access the same types of resources, tap into new information reservoirs.  Prioritize resources that are held to high standards such as peer-reviewed, industry-leading journals, trusted professionals and experts with ample experience, and university courses. 
• Think about and test the information you are desiring to learn under various conditions and situations.  Changing perspective or angles can aid in better learning of how things operate and why.
• Don't just consume information, attempt to create your own work on the topic and/or informally teach what you know to others.  Work at this level can highlight what you still don't understand, and help you to process the important components of what you are trying to learn.
• Review often. Failing to regularly access information in our brain storehouses across time can cause deterioration.  This means, when we don't use what we know, we will be forced to relearn the information down the road when we need it.