The world is in constant change due to advances in technology, science, and innovation. What was considered “hot” a year ago may no longer be relevant today. Just look at all the new social media platforms that have sprouted since Facebook was created.
由于科技创新的进步，世界持续发生着改变。一年前被定义为“很火”的东西可能今天再也不是了。就看看自从Facebook（脸书）创立以来兴起了多少新的社交平台吧。

Despite all the good that change can bring, you have to keep up or you may get left behind. One of the best ways to stay competitive is to develop habits that can help you quickly learn new skills.
尽管改变能带来诸多好处，但你必须跟上时代，否则就会落后。保持竞争力的最佳方法之一是培养出能帮你快速学习新技能的习惯。

Here are 10 habits to incorporate into your learning to help you learn new material twice as fast.
下文列出了10种学习习惯，帮助你在学习新东西时事半功倍。

1. Speed reading.
1. 速读

We know that many successful entrepreneurs read as a daily habit. For example, Warren Buffett developed the habit of reading several hours every day.
我们知道很多成功的企业家都把阅读当做是日常习惯。比如说，沃伦·巴菲特就培养了每天阅读几小时的习惯。

The average reader reads at approximately 200 to 400 words per minute. The expert speed reader can do read 1,000 to 1,700 words per minute. It’s no surprise that there’s tremendous value in being able to read quickly and efficiently.
一般阅读者每分钟能读大约200到400个字。专业的速读者每分钟可以读1000到1700个字。毫无疑问，快速高效的阅读能带来巨大的价值。

Speed reading encompasses skills such as chunking (reading groups of words instead of one word by one word), minimizing subvocalization (reducing the habit of saying the words in your head as your read), skimming (reading through a paragraph quickly to look for important and related information), and meta-guiding (using a tool such as a pen to guide your eyes in your reading).
速读包括了组块（阅读意群而不是一个一个的词）、尽可能减少默读（减少阅读时在脑海中读出声的习惯）、略读（快速浏览段落，寻找重要且相关的信息）以及精神指引（在阅读时用钢笔这样的工具去指引眼睛）。

Speed reading requires practice but once you instill the skill as a habit, you will be able to get through much more information within a shorter time period.
速度需要练习，但是一旦你把这种技能变成习惯，你将会在更短的时间里获取到更多的信息。

2. Control your learning environment.
2. 控制学习环境

Have you noticed that there are times in the day when you are in the flow and learning seems easy but then there are other times when nothing is sinking in and it feels like you are fighting an uphill battle? We all have biological rhythms for our sleep, body temperature and even peak mental state. Figure out when you are most alert and aware and use that time to do your learning.
你有没有注意到，一天中有些时候你学习地很容易，但另一些时候又什么都没理解，感觉自己在打一场硬仗？我们的睡眠、体温以及最好的精神状态都有生物规律。找到自己最清醒的时候，并利用这段时间来学习。

Being in a fearful, disorganized and stressed state will also block access to your inner stores of creativity and intelligence. To put yourself in an optimum learning mode, choose a safe, reasonably organized, and comfortable environment. Take deep breaths to help you relax and focus.
处于一种可怕、混乱、压力的状态中也会阻碍你展示自己的创造力和智慧。要把自己放在一个最佳的学习环境中，选择一个安全、组织有序、舒适的环境。深呼吸能帮助你放松和集中精力。

There is also research indicating that varying the room temperature can also influence your ability to learn. Try to maintain your room temperature between 72 degrees and 80 degrees Fahrenheit in order to optimize your learning ability.
也有研究表明，改变房间温度也会影响你的学习能力。尝试把你房间的温度保持在72华氏度到80华氏度之间，以便优化你的学习能力。

3. Take notes.
3. 做笔记

Taking notes helps our brains to analyze and synthesize the information that we are learning. The very act of writing makes our brains think that we are undergoing a mini-rehearsal of the information.
做笔记可以帮助我们的大脑分析和综合所学信息。写字的动作使大脑认为我们正在进行一个信息的微型排练。

Research has shown that making notes using a keyboard does not help students remember the information as well as writing it down. Writing is much slower than typing and when writing, we are forced to make quick judgments about the information that we are hearing. When we type on a keyboard, often we are not thinking about the information but merely copying it word for word.
研究表明，用键盘做笔记不能帮助学生像写下来那样记忆信息。写字比打字慢得多，当我们写字的时候，我们不得不对听到的信息做出快速的判断。当在键盘上打字的时候，我们经常不会考虑这些信息，而只是将它逐字地复制。

To increase your learning speed, try to develop the habit of making hand-written notes.
为了提高学习速度，试着养成亲手写笔记的习惯。

I am a big fan of using tools like Evernote to sync all my notes across all my devices. It can scan and read written notes, and keep track of audio notes. This gives me confidence in the fact that I’ll never misplace an important note no matter how I decide to create the note.
我是工具党，经常使用印象笔记之类的工具去同步所有设备上笔记。它可以浏览、查阅笔记，并记录音频。事实上这给了我信心，无论怎么创建，我永远不会错失重要的笔记。

4. Combine all learning modalities.
4. 结合所有学习形式

All of us have preferred learning modalities: visual, auditory, reading/writing and kinesthetic (VARK). If you are a visual person, you will find learning a lot easier if you see the new material presented visually, such as through pictures, diagrams or PowerPoint. If you learn best by listening, then you will love podcasts, interviews, and audiobooks. Those with a reading or writing modality learn best when they can read the information and write down notes. If you are kinesthetically-inclined, you learn better when you can use your hands and physically touch or try something out for yourself.
我们都有自己喜欢的学习形式：视觉、听觉、读写和动觉（也就是VARK）。如果你是一个视觉型的人，你会发现把新资料形象化的展示出来会更易于学习，比如通过图片、图表或PPT。如果你擅长听觉学习，那么你会喜欢播客、访谈和有声读物。那些有阅读和写作习惯的人，可以通过阅读资料和记笔记获取知识。如果你喜欢动觉，那么通过手部和肢体碰触或者尝试其他动态化的方式会有更好的效果。

By understanding what your preferred learning modality is, you can speed up your absorption of information by choosing a learning system that supports your modality.
通过了解自己最喜欢的学习方式，进而选择适合自己的学习系统，你可以加速吸收信息的过程。

For even faster learning, combine all modalities. For example, if you are reading about coding skills from an article, read it out loud to yourself and draw a mind map while you are doing this. Then immediately try the code on your website.
为了更快地学习，要结合所有的形式。比如，如果你在阅读关于编程技巧的文章，大声读出来并且画出思维导图，然后立即在你的网页上尝试编程。

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