How to Understand Complex ideas

A way of thinking and seeing, each teacher brings to class. Their ways of communicating what they think and see will also be varied. All their views are valuable, but you are more likely to understand an idea if the teacher you hear it from thinks and communicates in a way you can follow and in a way that matches your current thinking ability. What can you do if your teacher thinks and communicates in a way you can’t follow?

You are privileged to live at this current time, where with a few clicks, you can have the worlds information at your fingertips, in a variety of formats— audio, video, text etc. And at this time, you can build a modest library of books at a reasonable cost. By physical books or the net—I’d recommend physical books— you can find someone who explains the idea in a way that matches your way of thinking. Thoughts can be phrased in many ways, with varying levels of complexity. As you sift through teachers/books you may find the idea clothed in simple language. This is helpful. Understanding the idea in simple terms will help you understand the idea when see or hear it clothed in more obscure terms.

There is another reason why seeing the idea phrased in multiple way is helpful. As you see it from multiple viewpoints, you build a comprehensive view of the idea in question. This deep understanding will make future learning easier. Ideas that are deeply understood can easily be related to future ideas. Connecting ideas is at the heart of learning.

You can understand complex ideas!

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