| Some things that I have found useful: - Set 2 or 3 learning topic goals - write these down - Identify what the best resources are available to learn that topic, purchase them (making a financial commit to it helps drive me too), ensure you have a mix of reading, audio and video material - Find out who the bloggers are in those topic areas and subscribe to their blogs, getting regular news articles and posts helps keeps me motivated - Join a user group in your local area so you can meet other people to engage in discussion about the topic - Lock in a few hours over the weekend or in the evenings to go to a cafe or to sit at your desk with a coffee and go over the material - Write about the topic, talk to your friends and colleagues about the topic, do a presentation on the topic to a user group This is the process I have been following for years since I left university and has helped me master new technologies and business management theories. |