Learn Lots... Learn Young

Have you even wondered how some people just seem to know more than you? Or always seem to have read "that" book, or know something on "that" topic? Are they a constant source of reference for you? Do you want to be "that" guy?

Well yesterday I found out just how these people get the edge. Scott Ginsberg is the worlds foremost expert on Approachability and is often known as "The Nametag Guy" as he wears a nametag 24/7 and for nearly 3000 days straight.

One of his articles, he has written hundreds, is titled 23 Ways to Learn A LOT at a Really Young Age and is a reference list of all those things we should do to help our learning, creativity, and knowledge retention. Read it!

Three of the stand out points that Scott makes are:

1. Read lots of books. Highlight, underline, take notes and annotate. When you’re done, recopy those notes onto a Word file. Then save them in a folder called “Book Notes.” Refer back to them regularly. And never loan those books to anybody. Start with one per week.

10. Make lots of lists. Best creativity tool EVER.

12. Hang with super smart, cool and creative people. Ask yourself, “How smart are the five people I spend the most time with?”

This is a "Stick on Wall" guide for me and has been stuck up along with the Don's Top Ten Rules of Success about my desk where i can see them every day. Download my easily printed version here.