Okay, we are tasked with adding 523 and 311. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 3 & 1 in column 1 and get 4.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 1 in column 2 and get 3.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 3 in column 3 and get 8.

So, 523 + 311 = 834.

