“Live as if you are going to die tomorrow. Learn as if you are going to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhiji
As quoted by legends, learning is a continuous and never-ending task throughout life. Never stop being a student. One must always be ready to learn new things in life at any time, whether it is in school, college, work, parenthood or even old age. And it should also be kept in mind that change is the result of any real learning process. You need to learn new things daily to be more progressive and successful at all stages of life. Lifelong learning is a gift that can be given at any time in life and what we need to succeed in life is already growing within us through lifelong learning.
You have to be curious enough to get knowledge from anywhere and anytime. You have to concentrate or listen more to gain more knowledge. Just by paying attention to insignificant things or insignificant events, one can also gain knowledge. Ultimately, as said, “Curiosity is the mother of all knowledge” – Debasish Mridha MD As mentioned below, here are some tips for becoming a lifelong learner:
- Start learning the basics
- Abundant reading
- Know the interests and tastes
- looking at people
- Be quite curious about everything
- when you teach someone else
- Discover tips and study techniques adapted to each student
1. Start learning the basics
Starting to learn anything from the basics, gradually increasing knowledge, has proven to be a much better technique to becoming a lifelong learner. Learning concepts or topics with the basics from the roots makes it easier to remember them for a lifetime. To learn the basics, you can:
- Learn the basics through fun games or activities.
- learn through videos instead of just reading.
- Read books related to study subjects
2. Abundant Reading
Daily reading can be one of the main reasons for increasing knowledge. Books are the roots of the tree of knowledge. One can choose books to read according to their interest and tastes. Journals offer a factual perspective on the world of knowledge. Newspapers and magazines are one of the best sources for gaining knowledge. One can easily get local, regional, territorial, national and even global news at a glance. One can acquire knowledge on a wide range of topics including food, events, sports, politics, sports and many other fields of knowledge. You can even get a weekly or monthly subscription to a magazine or go to public libraries to read a newspaper or daily newspaper. Playback sources can be listed briefly:
- Books
- newspapers
- Magazines
- Daily
- Reading through search engines
- visit the libraries
3. Know interests and tastes
Trying different skills, learning new skills, taking risks and not limiting yourself is one of the many ways to learn new things every day and become a lifelong learner. You can be good at many things, but without trying them you could not discover them, thus creating an obstacle to growth and also preventing you from learning new things.
4. People Watching
We meet many people throughout our lives. Every individual we know knows something different or new. Social learning or learning by observation can lead to two consequences, the first is that a person observes another person in a certain way and receives a negative result or consequence by which he learns not to behave in a certain way. one such way and the second is that the person receives a positive consequence. incorporate such patterns of behavior into their behavior. Engaging in informative conversations with random people while waiting in line or even in any public space can lead to interesting, informal and informative conversation sessions which in turn increase knowledge and make more socially vulnerable person.
5. Be curious enough about everything
You have to be curious enough to get knowledge from anywhere and anytime. You have to concentrate or listen more to gain more knowledge. Just by paying attention to insignificant things or insignificant events, one can also gain knowledge. Ultimately, as has been said, “Curiosity is the mother of all knowledge” – Debasish Mridha MD Lifelong learning is an asset that can be offered at any time in life and that what we need to succeed in life is already developing within us through lifelong learning. Just being curious enough to learn about everything around you can make a person a lifelong learner.
6. Teach someone else
One can increase understanding of a subject or information by teaching it to another person and even remembering it longer because it remains in a person’s memory. By teaching the information to another person, one can recall the information and explain it accurately and clearly, one can remember it faster. When you explain it to someone else, you should:
- List the key points first, then expand on them in depth
- Make more charts, diagrams, charts to learn, then teach them the same way to someone else.
- If no one is available to teach, you can relearn the information yourself.
7. Learn study tips and techniques that are right for every student
Every individual has a certain learning technique or strategy that only one knows. The person knows some of their strengths and weaknesses. For example, someone is good at remembering by reading, someone is good at learning by listening, someone might be a visual learner through graphics or pictures, someone might be a kinesthetic learner who would prefer learn from afar through hands-on experiences. Thus, developing certain learning and study tips and techniques can lead to a better study experience, making the person a lifelong learner.