Principles of Management

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The primary purpose of the warm-up phase is to make certain you have the general background knowledge that is necessary for exploring deeper into the subject. It also gives you a chance to find some common ground between your best learning style and the way information is handled at Free-Ed.Net. To put it more simply, the warm-up phase gives you a running start for this study program.

It is important that you grasp the "bigger picture" here. Don't obsess over details. You will later discover which details are important and which are not. Certainly, when you find something that seems interesting or especially important, make some notes in your Learning Journal. But don't get bogged down. You will deal with this stuff with more rigor later on.

Now you are ready to begin digging deeper into the subject. You are going through the subject matter again — from the beginning. But this time you will be paying closer attention to the way things are put together.

Keep in mind that you aren't cramming for an exam for these resources. In fact, if you find you are trying desperately to memorize stuff, you aren't doing it right. Relax, learn, and enjoy learning.

It's time to cover the subject again ... yes, from the beginning. This time, however, you are looking for some sparks of understanding and inspiration that push you into a new dimension of comprehension. You are no longer struggling to memorize details, but rather seeking a certain kind of truth that is unique to the subject. Once that truth is found, details make sense and no longer dominate your thinking. New concepts develop more naturally, and you begin seeing beyond the learning materials.

You have done your work. You have gotten this far. The previous phase was intense and probably trying. Maybe you thought about quitting a couple of times. That's okay. We all get to that point now and then. But now is the time to cool down.

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