How do you improve your general knowledge?

Answer 1

The best way to improve your knowledge is to study hard. Other ways are:

• Read (non-fiction) about many different things, not only the things that interest you. Include any and every branch of science.

• Pick up a current World Almanac at the bookstore. There are several different ones but they contain basically the same material. They are jam-packed with interesting, useful and 'general' information.

  • Here's a challenge: Get one of the World Almanacs and thumb through the pages summarizing all the nations of the world. Count how many official world nations there are that you have never heard of. You don't think there are any? You are in for a surprise. Challenge part B: Is Holland the name of one of the world's nations?

• Listen to or watch a news program regularly. The BBC programs are particularly good, because they focus on main events world-wide, and not just local or sensational news that most of the time doesn't provide a lot of substance.

• Develop an interest in national and local politics to the degree that you can.

• Have some hobbies, including some kind of art if you don't already have that. Why? It will help develop some thinking skills to add to your mental arsenal. You may not see this now, but this is part of the general knowledge you seek, right?

• Use the internet to research topics that interest you, but always take a questioning and skeptical attitude regarding anything you learn on-line. Skeptical is good. Cynical is not so good.

• Questioning is not bad; it is particularly good. If you are in school, develop the habit of asking your teachers questions. This will be uplifting to them, you will gain knowledge, and not the least important, you will gain points with your teachers.

• Be curious about everything.

• If you are serious about wanting to have general knowledge, you will have to be (or get) comfortable with ambiguity and contradiction. Lots of ambiguity and contradiction. Don't fear this; it's just the way the world is.

• The bottom line (or in this case the penultimate line) is that having 'general knowledge' is a frame of mind, not something you attain by following a list of directions.

• And please, don't forget to have lots of fun, enjoy your friends and do some things (legal and safe) just because you enjoy doing them.

Answer 2

There are only 2 ways to gain knowledge in any subject or field: study or experience. Studies can be formal, going to school -- or informal, studying on one's own. Educators state that reading is one of the best educators, since libraries make it so easy to get books on any subject.

Experience can also be formal or informal. For example, a job offers more formal experience, while volunteering offers formal and informal experience. The best achieving teens seek out opportunities for summer jobs (even if only babysitting, or mowing lawns), and seek places to volunteer. Find things that interest you and then call organizations or churches who need help. There's always a place to volunteer or to work.

Answer 3

Reading a lot and keeping abreast of current affairs by watching the news

or reading a newspaper daily is very helpful.

If you want to improve your general knowledge quickly, one of the best books out there at the moment is 'How To Become A Quizzing Genius' by Jamie Miller, which I bought at this link in the Related Link below. The book recently gained attention in the media when it was revealed students were using the book to improve their exam scores!

However, making sure you have a good reference book for facts can also be helpful.

Answer 4

There are several ways of acquiring knowledge through research. This can be done by choosing a topic that is interesting to the researcher. Investigating the topic thoroughly and taking the time to really learn about the topic will make the researcher acquire knowledge.