How do you learn?
In school there is this person who comes into the front of the room and
spouts off information without presenting their degree of expertise in what he
or she is saying. Is there a diploma on the wall disclaiming this person should
be listened to, other than you have to sit there for an hour until the bell
rings.
Books are assigned for reading as background for what is being taught in
the classroom. Depending on your previous understanding of grammar, the text
may be relevant or just confusing gibberish.
The test will show if you comprehended the lesson, like the instructions
from IKEA.
Knowledge, like libraries, can be assembled but rarely used or
understood.
The real test of understanding is the transfer of past experiences for
you to try yourself. It is easy to watch a YouTube about a do-it-yourself, but
until you try it, you’ll never know if you can accomplish the task.
Your grandmother’s recipe for the Thanksgiving turkey seems easy enough
to follow, but never taste the same. Your father’s tools used to build the
bookcase never seem to be level.
The written instructions and student driver testing doesn’t matter until
you hit the highway. Porn can show you techniques but not in personal contact.
Each individual must “try it out” to see if the lessons were valuable.
Maybe not everyone will become a carpenter or a chief or a chemist or a doctor
or a pilot or a teacher or a cowboy.
With all the training techniques and Google searches, there is always
something to learn. What would it take to make dim sum? How hard would it be to
learn the guitar? Could I paint a picture?
Our species are curious and challenge ourselves to explore and try new
things. Sometimes they work out successfully and sometimes not, but we tried.
It is not what you think you know; it is how you use it.
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