TIP #1: The 7-steps I use to learning anything

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Today we say Goodbye to the anomalous builders and hello to:

The Immortals Pit (T.I.P)! This is my imperfect attempt to help us both live forever. We won't avoid death literally — but our impact will.

Every Sunday, you'll get 1 deep insight to help you grow your mind and business as a creator. Let's get into it!

For a long time, I always wondered how to program my brain to learn something.

I got a fair share of A's in school, but to be honest, I wasn't learning. I was cramming.

I would be a genius on the day of the exam but after 2 weeks?

I ask myself: "Did I write this?"

No jokes. I actually asked myself that as a 13-year-old. You've probably been in a similar boat.

The fact is: The ability to learn and execute on a task is the most important skill of the 21st century (If you disagree, fight me!).

The problem is, most people don't know how to learn.

They cram information (like I did) and often burn an unhealthy amount of time, consuming any and every information (or resource) in sight. All because they want to know it all.

They think it's the solution. Spoiler: It's not!

We can't blame this pattern of thinking. It all started with the school system. In school, we're programmed from a young age to read large textbooks.

We must consume every cover within a few months before the grand finale: Assessment exams.

Even worse: Bigger textbooks often signalled a sign of respect. We need to understand this:

In summary, our aim isn't to read the biggest stuff or the most stuff as school preached. It's to read less and especially the best we can find.

Another perspective:

Great, now we know the right consumption quantity, let's talk about the process.

Learning is much more than transferring the letters from a page or screen into our head hole. It's more like:

It's an active process and we must treat it as such. So I created a 7-step learning process. I got the inspiration from my North Stars (I'll explain what this is soon) and added my own touch. Here is the breakdown:

Step 1: Discover

What do you want to learn? Why do you want to learn this?

The "what" helps you define your aim.

The "why" helps you light up your source of motivation towards the topic.

Learning needs to be fun — it should make you smile :)

Many people hate reading because they read what they don't enjoy. (Yet another accomplishment of the school system).

Have you seen someone not enjoy Netflix or scrolling Tiktok? I haven't. It's because they enjoy doing the activity (even when it's not healthy for them).

I urge you to pick things that give you energy.

For me, it's talking about the creator economy, creativity and peak performance. It might change over time — as it did before — but that's no problem.

Step 2: Search for inspiration

We often forget that we’re merely "smart monkeys".

And what do monkeys do?

They see and they do.

Rocket science was not allowed into the group chat.

If there is someone out there on the other side of the path you're about to cross, why not learn from them?

This is a simple decision that could save you years and even decades instead of taking the “lonely road”. 500 years ago, you would've needed a horse, a full belly and a heart set in stone before you could qualify to hope to find a mentor.

Right now, you need none of those — coughs you'll need a full belly, please eat :)

The internet gives us unfiltered access to the minds of the smartest people in the world. 250-page books, lectures on YouTube, podcasts and even tweets.

There is a small problem though. While the internet gives us access to these timeless assets, we get overwhelmed easily. We get stressed out because we lack clarity.

For the last 5 months, I’ve been postponing an activity. So, I sat down alone to think over it the other day. What I discovered shocked me. The problem wasn't my ignorance. I knew it all.

The problem was my overconsumption. I overloaded my most precious asset — my mind — with helpful information. Have you felt this before?

If you have, Here's how to avoid it and gain clarity:

Find 4 people in any field you're interested in and study them ruthlessly.

We won't pick random role models. We'll pick:

• someone who is where we want to be

• someone who believes in the same thing we do

In 2023, these are the creators ill be studying for my two major fields:

1. Creator Business

• Alex Hormozi

• Justin Welsh

• Naval Ravikant

• Mr Beast

2. Creativity and Peak Performance

• Dan Koe

• Sahil Bloom

• Kieran Drew

• Shade Zahrai

I call these guys my North Stars. Here's what ill do with them:

Step 3: Study their processes

Talking about "study", I respect your persistence in reading up to this point. Did you know Our attention span is less than Goldfish?

So seeing you spend time with nothing but words is amazing. Let's get back into the discussion:

Great! We got our North Stars! But, they'll be useless to us if we stop there. So here's what we'll do:

We're gonna study and model the F out of these guys.

• The books they read

• Their processes

• Their branding

• Their content

• Their funnels

• ETC

Modelling is not Copying.

Be warned. We don't want to make enemies out of the people who we admire. One block from a role model won't heal fast. I know the feeling. It's not nice.

I won't read the best copywriting books. I'll read the best books my North stars read.

I won't look for a way to build an audience. I'll do what my North stars did to build theirs.

Why?

Step 4: Get the first iteration

I see Mr Beast’s determination to make the best videos possible, I take action!

In the 21st century, Information is abundant. Implementation isn't.

It's time to take action. In life, the first time we try to do anything, we suck because we suck.

If you remember, we didn't know how to talk, walk or read when we first got to earth right?

But we got better as the days went by. And better. And better. And then one day, we did it. Now we do it without much conscious thought.

The first action doesn't have to be as complex as writing a novel. It could be as simple as writing a tweet inspired by your North star.

Once again, we are Creathiefs (who steal ideas and make something unique). We aren't actual bandits.

Step 5: Make discoveries

As you take action, you’ll run across new ideas along the way.

Ideas are like stars. They spark interest on their own. But when connected with others? They make magic!

We get inspiration from connecting ideas from 2 or more of our North Stars. You could also get it by working on a project.

You could even get it while taking a dump! (I have)

You can use these "discoveries" for content on social media.

They aren't random discoveries. These aren't stolen ideas. They are yours.

We often see these as quotes or viral tweets. This is how they come to be.

Step 6: Create your unique process

In no time, you'll make so many discoveries you'll create your own process — like the process I’m sharing with you right now.

You'll slap a unique name on it, like "Creathief" or:

You can also slap a price tag on it if you want. Because other words for "Process" are courses, guides, books, lectures, etc. These are just packaged-up information that originated from modelling someone else's idea.

We are in the Monkey business. Never forget!

Step 7: Share your discovery with the world

Most people hide their discoveries and processes from the world. Yet, they wonder why they aren't besties with happiness, success and other positive life experiences.

Sharing/Teaching is the most effective way to learn. Lean into this!

You don’t need to stand in front of a live audience. A simple post can reach more people than most LIVE audiences you can imagine.

One time, my thread got a million impressions. I wrote it in my underwear. No jokes.

We are creators. We want the people who we love so much — our audience — to get the most value we can give. Besides, we can learn to like how to teach.

You just finished reading 1500 words! Impressive. It's my deepest letter of all time.

Thanks for being part of my historical moment. I will never go a month without sending you a letter again. Pinky promise.

I hope this helps you as it did for me. Happy Holidays!

PS: If you are yet to find your niche... Check out my latest thread: