What is a Double
Learning Model?
“When you find a writer who
really is saying something to you, read everything that writer has written and
you will get more education and depth of understanding out of that than reading
a scrap here and a scrap there and elsewhere. Then go to people who influenced
that writer, or those who were related to him, and your world builds together
in an organic way that is really marvelous.”
― Joseph Campbell, The Hero's
Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life & Work
This approach to learning has
really influenced my thinking and learning approach. If I found an author whose books really spoke
to something deep within me, I would then read the other books written by this
author.
I would then find out who
inspired this author and read the books of the people that inspired him as
well. I would then finally read articles by the person and go through the person's website
online. I would also watch videos of the person's talk online.
This way you get an idea of
how the person thinks and not only how he writes one book or prepares one talk. This is the same with a
speaker or subject expert that you really connected with. Find out about all
the other work done by that person and study everything you can about the
person’s work.
Why did you connect with this person?
