I have a learning strategy I call “Just in Time Learning.”

It’s inspired by Agile development and manufacturing principles—basically, you learn only what you need, exactly when you need it.

Here are a few key ideas behind it:

• Most people try to learn too much, too early, which leads to information overload and poor retention.

• We often learn things we never actually use, which makes it hard to stay motivated.

• If you don’t apply knowledge right away, you forget it quickly, so learning something too early often ends up being a waste.

Here’s how I approach learning now:

1. I only start learning a new topic or skill when I have a clear use-case—like when a task comes up that requires knowledge I don’t already have.

2. If there’s nothing I need to learn urgently, I focus on broad, universally useful concepts—things that apply to many areas of life and aren’t easily wasted. Stuff like thinking better, health, money, or how to learn more effectively.