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I was wondering if there is a simple way to say that "I learned a lot" by
doing something, e.g. "I learned a lot about how to work well on a team in my
first job". I know that there are the words 習う and 学ぶ, but I thought that both
of these related to more formal, classroom style learning as opposed to
something more informal and life-skills-like.

Thanks!
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How to say that you "learned a lot" by doing something
学ぶ is the most common word you learn by something. 学ぶ can be used any activity
you learn by, not only classroom style learning. You can use it even playing.

> 子供は友達と遊ぶことで多くのことを学びます。  
>  Children learn a lot by playing their friends.

"I learned a lot by doing something" can be translated like 「私は 〜
で多くのことを学びました。」 You can substitute any noun into 〜 to make any sentence you
like.

Example:

> I learned a lot about how to work well on a team in my first job.  
>  私は、初めての仕事でチームで仕事をうまく進めることを学びました。
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勉強になりました。 is used quite often to say that something you took part in brought
you some knowledge.
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Takashi already said it but 学ぶ is not always related to school or to formal
things, in fact you can use it for pretty much all the things you learn no
matter where and how.

Nevertheless, there is other options, one of them is 身につける. Literally, 身につける
means "to put on oneself" and is often seen when talking about clothes, but in
addition to this meaning, it can mean "to acquire knowledge".

An attempt at translating your sentence may be:

> 初めての仕事を通して、チームの中で他のメンバーと一緒に仕事を円滑に進めていく上での 多くの・様々な ことを 学びました・身につけました。
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