Richard Feynman was a theoretical physicist who received the Nobel Prize for his work in quantum electrodynamics. He was known for asking the mathematicians around him to explain certain concepts to him in simple language, in order to test their understanding.
The Feynman technique is useful for learning something new as well as deepening your understanding of something you already know.
The first step is to choose a topic you want to understand and simply start studying it. Once you know what it's about, take a piece of paper and write about the topic as if you were trying to teach someone else. It would be best to write and talk at the same time, just like teachers would do in front of the blackboard.
In this way, you will understand which part you really understand well, and where you have certain holes in your knowledge. Whenever you get stuck, go back to the study and repeat the process until you are able to explain well and cover the entire topic from start to finish.
Thereafter one more time repeat the whole process from start to finish – but this time simplify your language or use illustrative analogies to get your point across. If you use too many unnecessary words or confusing expressions during your explanation, it means that you probably still don't understand the topic well enough yourself. In that case, start again from the beginning.
What makes this method of learning effective is that by trying to explain something, you actually think about it more deeply. When you can explain a topic in simple language, it means that you understand it on a deeper level and you will remember it for a long time.
How can this be useful in the business sphere?
In order for clients to understand why your service or product is right for them, you need to present your idea to them in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
The sure way to achieve this is to create a website for your company that adequately represents your business, and is also accessible and easy to use. Our company Tourmaline can help you with that.
We build websites that are end-user oriented, and we do this based on research and information we receive through our customer questionnaire.
By answering the questions from our questionnaire, not only can we create a winning strategy for the development of your company, but you will also gain a greater awareness of your own business by explaining to us your business system, plans and goals. What areas of your business do you understand best and where are there specific gaps in plan or execution? It's all a Feynman technique in a way, and by learning more about your business and clients, you increase your chances of advancement.
More about what we do read on our home page, and if you want to fill out a questionnaire on the basis of which we would give you suggestions for creating or improving the site, as well as for marketing and increasing sales - you can do that HERE.
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