What, Why, and How -Learn in public?
Introduction
The golden principle to increase your speed of learning and learning from others and to build a personal brand is to Learn in public. Most of the people following learn in public. So, In this article, we will see what is learning in public, why you should learn in public, and how to learn in public.
What is Learn in Public?
learn in public
simply means sharing and documenting your journey. Learning in public is sharing what you're working on. Whatever you are learning and working on, you are sharing it and helping people to know the work i.e is learn in public. The work might be your project, journey, and your learning. For example,
Tweeting about something is learning in public.
Writing a blog post or making a video is learning in public.
Documenting your journey is learning in public.
Why you should learn in public?
As someone says, Actions speak louder than voices. Similarly, Proof of work is much greater. Learning in public shows your entire journey and the progress of each day. With this principle, You can learn faster when you share your work and people give you feedback to improve and praise.
We are mostly in a habit of learning in private, now you need to replace it. Learning between four walls doesn't help you to learn and know new things at an immense speed.
With the help of Learn in Public
You can learn faster as you are committed to learning in public.
you will get lots of opportunities.
You can build your personal brand.
You will get to meet people with the same interest.
Your communication, and confidence increase.
You will learn to collaborate with others.
In the next days, Content and Code are the highest leverage skills. Learn to code and learn to build content. Build your personal brand.
How to Learn in public?
The steps needed to Learn in Public are
Have a mindset to learn in public.
Select the platform(Twitter,Linkedin,Showwcase....)
Select Content type(posts,videos,Blogs..)
Share what you are learning or working on.
Help the community with what you know.
Maintain Consistency.
Make podcasts with other people.
Speak at conferences and workshops.
Attend Meetups and conferences.
Learn in Public == Building yourself in Public
learn in public
You might get a question, I don't know anything and you started your learning, at that time what I can share.
Share what you learn on platforms.
Build projects and share how you build.
Share the problems you faced and how you solve them.
Share a challenge you take to complete the project or problem.
Share your progress
Don't be scared to share, what people will say about your content.
Everything you learn is content
Everything you build is content.
Don't focus on numbers, Keep sharing and learning
How Introverts can learn in public?
We think more to do anything and to take new steps. We think more about people's replies.
The best way to learn in public for introverts is Introverts have few friends, they are most comfortable sharing with them. Share what you are learning with these friends. In WhatsApp status, share your learnings, projects that you build, resources you are following, articles that you read, and know anything new, or make a group who have similar interests and share your progress and help each other. With this, You will get a habit of sharing and taking feedback and thoughts. Then, share on platforms.
Take the first step.
Don't think about what people say about your content.
The content need not be perfect at the beginner level.
Improve it later.
Try to take people's reviews in a positive way.
conclusion
Currently, Opportunities are more online. Presence online is beneficial for everyone. This can be possible by Learning in public. You don't need anything to learn in public. Share what you learn, and what you do. You don't need any time to build in public. Start it now. I hope this article gave an idea to learn in public.
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Iqra Firdose
Iqra Firdose
I am Iqra Firdose, a passionate girl to learns and shares knowledge. A GDSC Lead, Open Source Contributor at Aviyel, Frontend Developer, Technical Writer, Communities.