A List of Habits and Tricks to Enhance Your General Knowledge

Today’s world is driven by knowledge. Unlike the yester-years where knowledge was limited to elite few people, it is available in abundance and accessible by all. And it is the yardstick which puts a person in the path of growth. The world does not define a knowledgeable person as one with bookish information but as a person who possesses the virtues that will help them get better every day while knowing about worldly affairs. Those who are so are on the process of continuous learning even though they have mastered a certain subject for professional reasons. And these are the people that have been achievers and mentors of generations to come.

There is no straight way to gain knowledge at the drop of a hat. One has to be in constant search of knowledge and be ready to learn unlearn and relearn everything in order to gain it. Improving ones general knowledge is a mix of habits and tricks. Cultivating habits that seek knowledge and using some tricks to leverage information is how improving ones knowledge works.

Here are some tricks and habits that you could use to improve your general knowledge:

Habits:

1. Reading everything: Oscar Wilde once said “It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” Reading is a habit that most greats have. And it has been imperative for their road to success. All things that can be read are an important source of knowledge. They will certainly enhance your IQ.

2. Learning an art form: Art forms are a way of discipline. They imbibe a lot of qualities that essentially make great people. Mastering an art will only add to things you know and can apply to in reality.

3. Interacting with people: One of the biggest ways people can learn about new things is to meet and interact with new people. Everyone in this world knows something that another person may not know. Gaining this knowledge to them will only add value to what you already know and expand your horizons.

4. Experimenting: There are many things that one could do by oneself and learn how things work and understand basic subjects better. These are basically do it yourself experiments that one could try in their own backyard without much trouble.

5. Ask a lot of questions: The greatest trick to gaining more knowledge is to accept that you don’t know anything. This way the openness to gaining more knowledge is more and one actually does end up knowing more.

Hacks:

• Wiki: If you ask any student who has passed their college where they learnt from they would point you in this direction. So why waste such a source of knowledge. Wikipedia is absolutely free and has loads of information about various topics ranging from particle physics to cooking. And more often than not one topic leads to another.

• YouTube: Another open and free source of information, YouTube has now become the go to place for learning. There are immense amounts content that broadcast information on almost everything. You can choose to watch videos that teach you something or videos that explain a topic or a phenomenon. And the content creators or Youtubers leave no stone unturned when it comes to the range of information they provide on their videos.

• News: The news is a very important source of information. Unlike the past news today is a minute to minute update on what is going on in the world. There are new things that develop and changes that happen in moments and that information is bought first hand to your doorstep.

• Documentary films: Documentary films are a record of reality with perspective and research. They are made to ensure the coverage of all aspects of a topic with appropriate information being delivered. There are a lot of documentaries available online made by independent film makers and televised by NatGeo, BBC, Discovery channels.

• Workshops: Workshops are a great way to learn something new practically. They needn’t be specific to a profession or art. They can be even soft skills which will certainly come in handy someday.

Utilize the aforesaid tips and ways, and we are certain that your general knowledge curve will start looking up! Good luck!