Learning can be annoying. It can get frustrating trying to understand a concept or there might be too many interesting topics to learn or you can even fall into the trap of shallow learning - keeping yourself entertained without actually learning anything.
To solve these problems, the LeLe method aims to make learning intentional, enjoyable and forgiving.
It makes learning intentional so that you can find the time to learn and focus on what you want to learn. To achieve this, one goal is to constrain your curiosities so that you are not dragged around from one interesting topic to the next. In LeLe you plan “learnings” (learning units) by defining what and why you want to learn. Additionally, you intentionally decide between your planned learnings what you actually want to learn.
It makes learning enjoyable by making it as simple as possible but not simpler. You don’t need a complex fancy learning system. A simple one will do the job. Often we waste a lot of time searching for the perfect system and random learning hacks, which never work. LeLe will provide you with a simple learning system and a simple set of learning methods. You can use them as a toolkit. Pick the ones you like. Add things that are missing for your ideal workflow.
We can simplify the learning system but we can’t simplify learning itself by getting rid of mistakes, confusion or frustration. They are actually part of learning and should be embraced. Don’t avoid them.
Finally, LeLe aims to make learning forgiving because learning can be emotionally charged. As mentioned before, learning has to be confusing and frustrating at some level but you should never beat yourself up emotionally because of it.
Finding the motivation and energy to learn is also difficult. Often just starting helps to boost your motivation and energy. But if it doesn’t, maybe you really need a break to recharge.
Additionally, you might start a learning journey, only to realize that it wasn’t right. It was a fake curiosity. LeLe gives you the room to explore and forget if necessary. It treats learning as small experiments and experiments are allowed to fail.
To help with all this, LeLe has three components - mindset, place, and learning.
