Learning demands you to focus, and most people can concentrate when they’re alone. Therefore, it’s easier to isolate yourself while learning than you think. But is this isolation a good thing? If you’re online in a webinar or watching e-course...
We already know uncertainty impacts our life, but what impact does it have on learning? ”The origin of thinking is some perplexity, confusion, or doubt.” (John Dewey) Learning and thinking are intrinsically connected. The fact thoughts originate a certain state of...
Every person is a learning opportunity unless you don’t relate to the other. There’s wisdom in making peace. But also a precondition. Unless you’re at peace with yourself, it will be hard, and almost impossible, to make peace with the next person crossing your path....
Mindfulness appears as the main practice which unblocks thinking in innovative ways. But, paying attention is not enough. The attitude matters if you want to innovate. A study reported in the Harvard Business Review aimed at engineering students says “mindfulness may...
The reward of learning is more than knowledge or skill. It is the unblocking of creativity. Learning expands your horizons of knowledge and awareness that there is more. You think the world is an endless source of knowledge, but when learning unblocks creativity,...
If you don’t learn to stop, your body may break and then you stop learning. Sometimes you need to learn to stop. Take a break. Rest for a while. Recover your strength.
What if we learn something without realizing the purpose is hurting or manipulating other people? “If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.” (Henry David Thoreau) What is...
“Always remember that striving and struggle precede success, even in the dictionary.” (Sarah Ban Breathnach) Learning is much more than something you receive at school or even in life. It is the result of a striving experience which lasts your entire life....
Recently I read an interesting article by Cal Newport about Analog Social Media. He describes it as ”organizations, activities and traditions that require you to interact with interesting people and encounter interesting things in the real world.” Joining this...
In the first day of a new year, we often experience peace and a fresh start. Without realizing, learning can make you a peacemaker. In conflicted areas, schools reopening is the first sign of peace. Since 2012, UNICEF developed a Learning for Peace programme ” to...
