Hyper-Learning

Hyper-Learning shows how people and companies can adapt in the rapidly changing world we live in today, explaining how a growth mindset, colleaboration, and losing your ego will build your confidence that you can stay relevant and competitive as the world around you accelerates.

The first step to becoming a hyper-learner is to quiet your ego. This begins with letting go of the titles, labels, and identities you have. Instead, take a more curious, teachable attitude toward everything that happens to you.

An even better way of doing this is through meditation, which is also vital to quieting your busy mind to learn more efficiently. The many benefits of meditation in all aspects of life are clear, especially from the dozens of books about it.

To practice it, you need to focus on your breath and redirect your thoughts when they wander. Check out our summary of Unplug to learn more about meditation’s power and how to do it.

Quieting your ego and busy mind with meditation will set you up for improving your mindset, which is the next part of becoming a hyper-learner. There are two types of mindsets you can have:

Fixed mindset, which is when you believe that intelligence is unchangeable. You think you are stuck where you’re at. A growth mindset involves the truth that you can improve your mind, intelligence, attitude, and everything else about you. This is the mindset of hyper-learners.

Carol Dweck is the psychologist and Stanford professor who pioneered the science of mindset, and you can learn more from her book about it.

The other mindset to adopt is what the author calls NewSmart. You can get it by changing your idea of what it means to be smart. Focus on innovation and creativity instead of just book smarts, grades, and test scores.

The next step in hyper-learning is to change your actions. Simply believing in growth isn’t enough; you actually have to work to make it happen. And this means even the details, like your mannerisms and the words you use. Start by looking at the typical behaviors of hyper-learners. This includes working well with others, being teachable, embracing uncertainty, and being open-minded, to name a few. To implement these actions as part of your behavior change means you have to get as specific as possible. Say you want to start by improving your collaboration skills. What does someone who works well with others do? You could say they are a good listener, but you need to go deeper. What makes someone a good listener? Looking into the answer to this question, we can see that it means not interrupting others, being fully engaged, and asking questions to make sure they…