For those who are conditioned to think that learning only happens in a classroom, the world of self-learning can be a little daunting. How do we best take advantage these new opportunities.

    1. Get interested

    Make no mistake. Your interest in the subject is the essential driver of success. You can't learn what you do not want to learn. Emotion is an important part of the learning process. If you are even moderately interested in a subject, give yourself  a chance. The key is to get started. If you can create some pleasurable routines, you may find that the subject grows on you. "L'appetit vient en mangeant" （the appetite comes with eating） as they say in French.

    興趣是最好的老師

    興趣可以啟發(fā)你去認真做事，是通往成功的有力保證。不要勉強自己去學習，興趣很重要。如果自己很感興趣，那么行動起來，開頭很重要。

    2. Expect problems and you won't be disappointed.

    Don't expect to understand things, much less remember them, the first time you study them. Trust that things will get clearer as your brain comes to grips with new information. It is like a jig-saw puzzle or a cross-word puzzle. As you start to put the pieces together, or string the words together, the full picture becomes clearer. The brain learns all the time, but on its own schedule. Learning does not take place according to a schedule laid down by a curriculum or teacher. Some things are easier to learn than others. Some things just take longer to click in. Keep at it, and you will gradually find that things that seem difficult at first, will become second nature with time.

    想想可能會發(fā)生的問題，不要氣餒

    才開始做一件事的時候，不要期望過高，你不可能做到極致的，但是要相信自己，你對這件事了解地越多，你的成功就越大。

    3. Cover the same ground from different angles.

    Your brain is struggling to form patterns to cope with new input from your learning activities. Sometimes, no matter how long you focus on one subject, your brain is not going to pick it up. If you are stuck, move on. Then cover the same general information from a different source, a different book, or a podcast, or an online lecture or a video. Try to become a grazing learner, roaming the countryside, rather than a feedlot learner, just standing there in one spot, munching on the same bale of hay. The broader your base, the easier it is to learn. Just as the "rich get richer", the more you know, the more you can learn.

    嘗試不同的角度

    我們很容易形成一種既定思維，有的時候我們花了很長時間，但還是很難完全理解，就是這個原因。如果你困住了，換個角度，跳過去。

    4. Anytime is learning time.

    Take full advantage of the Internet, iTunes, and various mobile devices, not to mention good old-fashioned books and magazines. Learn during "dead time". Listen in your car, on the train, or while jogging. Have your learning with you while waiting in the doctor's office, or listen while checking out at the supermarket. Anytime is learning time. Remember, you are learning through exposure, not by nailing things down. It is more like moisture accumulation in a cloud, rather than building a brick wall.

    學習無處不在

    好好利用網絡資源，和其他的移動設備，當然也可以是書和雜志這樣的舊媒體方式。

    5. Be a multimedia learner.

    The more varied your learning content, and the more varied the ways in which you learn, the clearer the puzzle will become. Different learning activities suit different people, at different times of the day. Vary your activities in order to keep your interest level up. Even if listening and reading work best for you, treat yourself to the odd video lecture, or get-together with other learners. This will renew your batteries.

    成為一個多種形式學習者

    你學習的內容月廣泛，你的學習方式就越多樣化，你對事物的看法就越清晰。每一個人的學習方法都不同，不同情況下一個人的學習方式也會有所變化。

    6. Join learning communities.

    The "loneliness of the distance learner" is a thing of the past. Join a learning community on the web, where members share their knowledge and experience. Search for the communities that suit your interests and learning style. You will find encouragement, advice and stimulus from fellow learners, as well as from tutors, teachers and coaches. In these communities, you can measure your progress against your own goals, or compare your experience with that of other learners. You can even teach and help others, which is a great way to learn.

    Never has it been easier nor more exciting to be a learner. Let constant learning be a major part of your life-style. The rewards will be constant, personally, socially, and professionally.

    參加學習小組

    單獨學習已經過時了，參加網上的學習小組，與他們交流自己的知識和經驗，找到最適合自己的小組。