Teach to learn
To really understand something, teach what you know to someone else. This could be a one-on-one session with one of your peers or a knowledge-sharing presentation to your team.
You'll learn during the preparation phase as you question your assumptions and you will fill gaps in your knowledge as you imagine what questions will be asked of you during the teaching session. Fuzzy ideas in your head will be transformed into concrete explanations.
You'll also learn following the knowledge-sharing session when you search for answers to the questions that you didn't anticipate.
So yes, if you ever commit to learn something, take it to the next level by teaching it to somebody else.
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