Squiggly Careers How To Be a Speed Learner in 5 Minutes
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Nov 13, 2025 Discover how to accelerate your learning at work with five practical strategies. Learn the vital difference between speed and slow learning for busy professionals. Gain instant inspiration through curated content and quick feedback techniques. Use curious questions to tap into insights from colleagues and embrace everyday experiments as learning opportunities. Enhance your interactions with real-time reflection to improve communication skills. Stay curious and keep growing, even in a fast-paced environment!
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Speed Vs Slow Learning Tradeoff
- Slow learning dives deep and questions knowledge but takes considerable time.
- Speed learning sacrifices depth to accumulate more knowledge more often for busy work lives.
Create An Instant Inspiration Stash
- Prepare an 'instant inspiration' stash (YouTube, Spotify, curated apps) so you don't waste time searching.
- Use Inoreader or Feedly and pre-download episodes or articles for 15–20 minute learning bursts.
Ask Fast, Structured Feedback
- Ask for fast feedback regularly using the prompt "What worked well, even better if".
- Do this once or twice a week to accelerate learning about your impact and areas to improve.
