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Learning and Practicing

Rating 2.8
Word count
105K words
Chapters
34
ISBN
9787780113786

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Summary

Built on the author's practical experience, Learning and Practicing is a compelling work. It focuses on what traditional learning content and methods can teach us in today's world, and on how traditional culture can offer solutions to the many problems of our time. In its pages you may discover the best ways to learn; you may also find pathways to resolving the many problems we face in life; and you may even come to grasp the true spirit of Chinese traditional culture and where to begin exploring it.

Editor's review

The value of Learning and Practicing lies in placing "what to learn and how to learn" and "how traditional culture responds to real-world problems" on the same table for discussion. Grounded in practical experience, author Wang Fuming avoids empty exposition of abstract doctrine and instead seeks to translate traditional learning content and methods into paths that contemporary readers can understand and act on. For readers troubled by fragmented learning, the book's organization of learning methods can help re-establish the connection between "learning" and "practicing"; for those concerned with how traditional culture can take root in real life, its discussion of solutions to many practical problems offers an entry point for reflection. It is not an academic work striving for grand systematic scope; it reads more like a writer with practical experience conversing with readers, suited to quiet reading in which one compares the text against one's own experience. If you hope to find usable learning methods and references for life's problems in traditional wisdom, this book can serve as a gentle and substantive introduction.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Adult readers who want to improve their learning methods and rebuild study habits
  • Beginning readers interested in how traditional culture can guide contemporary life
  • Educators and parents seeking inspiration from traditional views on learning
  • Readers at a crossroads in life who hope to sort through problems through reading

Not a good fit for

  • Professional researchers expecting rigorous academic argumentation or textual scholarship
  • Readers who only want quick, concrete techniques and are unwilling to think further
  • Readers uninterested in traditional culture who prefer purely practical handbooks

Reading tips

  1. Read through once to grasp the overall structure, then take notes on the chapters about learning methods
  2. After each section, write down one learning or life problem you most want to solve right now
  3. Read alongside the original classics; pause at quotations to verify and deepen your understanding
  4. A week after finishing, review your notes and try putting one or two methods into practice

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 序
  3. 第一章 重新认识学、习
  4. 第一节:学、习,是重新认知及行动,需要一种谦虚的心态
  5. 第二节:有关学、习的基本概念
  6. 第三节:学、习有哪些内容
  7. 第四节:学、习与“立志”
  8. 第二章 关于学、习和世界
  9. 第一节:教育或学、习的两个目的
  10. 第二节:我们将面向怎样的世界?
  11. 第三节:我们如何应对未来的世界?
  12. 第四节:构成世界的三层结构
  13. 第五节:简单与复杂(混沌科学)
  14. 第三章 人的原理:梳理我们的大脑和心理
  15. 第一节:大脑原理
  16. 第二节:心理原理
  17. 第三节:诚意
  18. 第四节:心理学发展的方向
  19. 第五节:应对压力或焦虑
  20. 第四章 从事上行动之一:学、习从习惯开始
  21. 第一节:认识习惯
  22. 第二节:意志力
  23. 第三节:如何养习惯
  24. 第五章 从事上行动之二:阅读
  25. 第一节:阅读能力的层次
  26. 第二节:阅读的第五个层次 —万法归宗,道法自然的层次
  27. 第三节:书籍的分类
  28. 第四节:如何认识和阅读儒家经典
  29. 第五节:笔记
  30. 第六章 从事上行动之三:高效学习
  31. 第一节:学的问题与解决
  32. 第二节:刻意练习—大师之路
  33. 第三节:找到适合自己的学习方法
  34. 后记

FAQ

Does this book mainly discuss learning methods or traditional culture?
Both. Using traditional learning content and methods as its thread, the author discusses their guiding significance for contemporary learning while extending to how traditional culture responds to real-world problems. Readers can find both an organization of learning methods and a perspective for entering traditional culture; the two support rather than separate from each other in the book.
Can I understand it without a background in traditional culture?
Yes. From the introduction, the book focuses on the guiding significance of traditional learning content and methods for today's world and aims to offer readers an entry point into traditional culture, with writing grounded in practical experience rather than specialized textual research. Readers without a background can treat it as an introductory book and look up original texts when they encounter quotations.
Is it suitable for students trying to improve their grades?
The book addresses learning content and methods at the level of concepts and habits rather than serving as a training manual for exam techniques. Student readers can gain insight into the relationship between "learning" and "practicing," but if the goal is short-term score improvement, specific subject practice materials are still needed.

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About the author

王福明 Author

Wang Fuming is an author about whom limited public information is available. Few details of his identity can be confirmed, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. One work by him is held in the collection, Xue yu Xi (Learning and Practicing), which is classified under education. Judging from the title, the book centers on the relationship between "learning" and "practicing," and may explore the methods, processes, and practical dimensions of learning, reflecting an interest in educational issues. Because this is the only work available for reference, it is difficult to assess his overall writing style or the trajectory of his work, and his influence cannot be evaluated. Readers who wish to learn more about Wang Fuming may consult the specific contents of Xue yu Xi; beyond that, further information about his life and academic experience awaits additional public sources.

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