{"id":19104,"date":"2020-04-06T15:47:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T08:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.caodangvietmy.edu.vn\/?p=19104"},"modified":"2020-04-06T15:47:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T08:47:26","slug":"tac-gia-nguyen-phi-van-3-tu-khoa-cua-tu-hoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caodangvietmy.edu.vn\/en\/tac-gia-nguyen-phi-van-3-tu-khoa-cua-tu-hoc\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Nguyen Phi Van: 3 Keywords of Self-Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having worked and experienced life in over 60 countries, from housekeeping to international marketing director, author Nguyen Phi Van shares her self-learning story with young people during school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Ms. Nguyen Phi Van is the author of inspirational books for young people, such as:\u00a0Carrying the burden across the fields to the world; Me, the future, and the world; Franchising \u2013 the shortest path to the world\u2026<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

As someone who has been self-learning for many years, I simply follow these three keywords:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keyword 1: Why \u2013 What is the purpose of learning?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I've never studied anything without understanding why I needed to. I've never studied because I saw others studying. Nor have I ever studied because someone told me I had to. All external influences, regardless of who they come from or why, will become a burden, causing you to give up after a short time. Self-learning is a very difficult approach, requiring immense willpower, and if the motivation doesn't come from within, believe me, you'll give up, sooner or later.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, I only choose to learn the knowledge and skills that I need immediately, those that serve my work, projects, and life right now. When you have a very clear goal, are pressured by time constraints, and are affected by the outcome, by the success or failure and survival that lies ahead, then self-learning is like burning bridges. There's no turning back. When you push yourself like this, people usually have an extremely high level of concentration, learn quickly, apply immediately, and therefore easily personalize the theory they've just learned to their own reality. Application is what learning is all about. The rest is just reading for fun, remembering temporarily, learning for the sake of it, learning to forget, a waste of time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c"If you don't create the circumstances to push yourself, you will never learn on your own." \u2013 Nguyen Phi Van\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Keyword 2: How \u2013 What kind of learning?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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Author Nguyen Phi Van during a sharing session with young people about entrepreneurship and franchising.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I'm a lazy and fun-loving student who hates overly serious or rigid learning methods. The simple truth is, if you're not having fun and feeling relaxed, you can't learn. This becomes even more important when self-studying, because you are the only one in control of your learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When faced with the choice between studying and leisure, the average person's choice naturally leans towards pleasure, fun, and relaxation. Everyone does that. Don't deceive yourself and try to hide this desire with moralistic and flowery words. The struggle of self-study is the most difficult battle between yourself and your own self. Therefore, my strategy is to choose a way of studying that deceives you into thinking you're playing, not studying.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The world has a great method called play-based learning, and this method has been applied very effectively in Nordic countries. Think about it, if it's play, who wouldn't like it and want to play all the time? It's fun! Everyone has different preferences and approaches, so you don't need to follow anyone else. The most important thing is to find out what kind of learning you enjoy the most.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, the most effective way for me to learn a language is to watch movies, game shows, and chat with friends in the native language. It's more like playing than learning, and that's why I learn very quickly. My method of learning new things is to travel and attend short courses with many students from different countries. By creating such learning environments, I motivate myself because I get to have fun, meet new people, and listen to many interesting and new life stories, which provide material for my life and writing hobby. So, I'm integrating learning into my hobbies. Ultimately, it's still about playing, so I really enjoy learning.<\/span><\/p>\n

As someone who appreciates art, I choose online courses that are beautifully filmed and artistic, taught by professionals with real-life experiences who share their personal stories and lessons. For example, on Khan Academy, I took a writing course taught by an American journalist who wrote from his experiences living in the heart of war.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, it's a fascinating, vibrant, and colorful life story of a unique individual, not something to be learned. Context is so important because it gives us the feeling of being alive, of being loved, of having fun, of experiencing things, rather than being forced to learn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cEach individual will have different preferences and learning styles. You should understand which method makes learning easiest for you, and then choose that as your path on your learning journey. As the old saying goes, if you love your work, you won't have to work a day in your life. Similarly, if you love what you need to learn, you won't have to study a day in your life.\u201d \u2013 Nguyen Phi Van\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Keyword 3: What \u2013 What to learn?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Only you know what you need to learn. Each of us has a very different life and circumstances. At this moment, as you are reading this, each of us has a completely different goal, a different journey, a different desire, a different job, a different project. Therefore, we cannot all learn the same way. Don't blindly follow others' advice and study only what they tell you to. Doing so without understanding why will inevitably lead to giving up sooner or later.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning is a way to develop ourselves, and therefore, learning is a very personal matter, based on immediate needs, serving our work, projects, and life. For example, if you need to be more natural when attending a banquet with international partners, what you need to learn is table etiquette, or knowledge about wine, not a CFO (Chief Financial Officer) course.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAt different stages of your career and job, what you need to learn will be very different. The important thing is to understand what you need right now and prioritize learning things that help you solve problems. This learning method is called problem-based learning. If you learn without applying it to solve a specific problem, what's the point? You'll just forget everything you learn anyway, wasting time, effort, and money.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

(Source: Tuoi Tre newspaper)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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