{"id":280,"date":"2009-12-31T21:08:38","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T21:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/?p=280"},"modified":"2009-12-31T21:08:38","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T21:08:38","slug":"are-you-a-lifelong-learner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/?p=280","title":{"rendered":"Are you a lifelong learner?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I consider myself a lifelong learner. Hint: I named my blog The Lifelong Learner. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

But isn’t everyone a lifelong learner?<\/p>\n

Don’t think so.<\/p>\n

Here’s a test. Read the statements below. It’s a general summary of what a lifelong learner does. It’s not complete, but it should give you “yes, that’s what I do” or “that’s not me” answer.<\/p>\n

…lifelong learning is different. It\u2019s self-initiated and self-directed. A lifelong learner doesn\u2019t need someone to tell him that knowledge is power. He doesn\u2019t need someone to remind him that he needs to expose himself to useful and relevant information regularly. Because he knows that there\u2019s no someone to do that. It has to all come from himself.<\/p>\n

So someone who\u2019s into lifelong learning actively seeks out every possible avenue that can satisfy his (or her) thirst for knowledge, even if that means paying out of his own pocket. He sees learning materials and training sessions as investments on himself. He understands that in this uncertain global market, investment in oneself is the safest and highest-yielding investment instruments available.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s all about the attitude. Sure, all of us are learning all the time. But are you actively looking to learn? Are you putting a lot of effort into it, or does it “just happen?” I think that’s the difference.<\/p>\n

It’s easy to be a lifelong learner: have an open mind and be hungry for knowledge.<\/p>\n

You think you can do that for the rest of your life? Easy! I thought so!<\/p>\n

Reference<\/strong>
\nLifelong Learning: Is Your Knowledge Library Shrinking in Size?<\/a>, the conscious life blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I consider myself a lifelong learner. Hint: I named my blog The Lifelong Learner. \ud83d\ude42 But isn’t everyone a lifelong learner? Don’t think so. Here’s a test. Read the statements below. It’s a general summary of what a lifelong learner does. It’s not complete, but it should give you “yes, that’s what I do” or “that’s not me” answer. …lifelong learning is different. It\u2019s self-initiated and self-directed. A lifelong learner doesn\u2019t need someone to tell him that knowledge is power. He doesn\u2019t need someone to remind him that he needs to expose himself to useful and relevant information regularly. Because he knows that there\u2019s no someone to do that. It has to all come from himself. So someone who\u2019s into lifelong learning actively seeks out every possible avenue that can satisfy his (or her) thirst for knowledge, even if that means paying out of his own pocket. He sees learning materials and training sessions as investments on himself. He understands that in this uncertain global market, investment in oneself is the safest and highest-yielding investment instruments available. It’s all about the attitude. Sure, all of us are learning all the time. But are you actively looking to learn? Are you putting a lot of effort into it, or does it “just happen?” I think that’s the difference. It’s easy to be a lifelong learner: have an open mind and be hungry for knowledge. You think you can do that for the rest of your life? Easy! I thought so! Reference Lifelong Learning: Is Your Knowledge Library Shrinking in Size?, the conscious life blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[131,27],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-learning","tag-learning","tag-lifelong-learner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifelonglearner.kubasek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}