The Power Of Just In Time Learning

  Afternoon guys, Feels like it’s been a couple of days since I wrote a blog, so really this title and writing this out in any shape or form is really about a commitment to my writing. Going more than a few days without writing feels odd and so here I am. What’s happened is that I’ve been out two-days in a row and it has an after effect which I’m feeling now. Sluggish, tired and in need something of a reset. Writing this blog is part of that since writing for me (as Chris would describe) is something of a keystone habit. I just am eager to get back into the habit of writing and am not sure how valuable anything I’ll have to say today will be. That doesn’t mean however I should stop writing. Today I want to talk about the power of ‘Just In Time Learning’. I went out with two of my team yesterday and during the course of the evening I got put onto two authors whom I ‘must read’. Listening to a book that’s over 5 hours long when it’s a recommendation is typically too much for me. So that’s where I’ll try and catch a summary. Whilst I was out with Gary and Jay - Jay made reference to a couple of authors whom I must read - What did I do? I immediately searched Audible to see if I could find any of them and was able to find summaries for both - [convertful id="197358"] I then also found another book that just looked really good so I thought ‘you know what I’ll read that as well’ - and downloaded it. Over the course of the following days I’ll try and get through all of these books and make notes to see what I learn from them. I want to outline a couple of things that have happened here - I got told about some amazing authors I must read. I immediately searched for said authors on Audible. I then paid the £18 it cost me to buy 3 audiobooks - and I purchased them. Now - the next day - here I am writing about it. It sounds so stupidly simple when I write it down - but there’s a cruel truth to it…. Many people will get a recommendation from someone - and do nothing with it. However - if you’re able to find a process that works for you - you can incorporate it into your own workflow and start picking things up quickly. To my mind - this is the key to quick absorption of information. It’s also the case that I read only business and marketing books - thus ensuring my scope of reading is very tight and around a base. Right, that’s a wrap for today. Let me see what these books are like!