Our world keeps changing and we need to
continuously adapt to change. There is a
process through which we adapt to change, and that process has a name, and that
name is learning. Today, let’s boil this topic down to six simple
questions about learning.
6. What is learning?
Learning
is not what they teach you, learning is what you get out of it, right? As we
shift our focus from teaching to learning, suddenly it’s an ‘aha’ moment:
learning doesn’t have to be confined to formal education, it can be everywhere.
5. When do
we learn?
Do we learn only during the childhood? Hardly. The fact is that learning is a lifelong
process.
4. Where do
we learn?
Learning happens everywhere and it
particularly happens when you least expect it. Life is always trying to teach us
something and we are ignoring it for the most part, because we’re not mindful
about it. Every experience, good or bad, should be an occasion to stop, think, and
reflect. That is how we convert experience into learning.
3. How do we
learn?
People learn in many different individual
ways: reading, listening, writing, teaching, talking to oneself, doing,
observing, and so forth. It is important
for us to recognize our most natural learning style.
2. Who
Learns?
Yes, you read that right. Who is it that learns? On the face of it, it
looks like a silly question. Obviously, individuals learn. But then, if you
look deeper, in any organization, the whole system is learning. Teams of people
develop tools, processes and work methods that help teams to get better and
better at working together.
1. Now the final
question: why is learning so important?
Learning helps you cope with uncertainty and
it actually helps us adapt to change that’s occurring around us. It’s something
essential for professional growth. We can grow to a certain level in any setup
by following the rules. Beyond that level, we have to demonstrate adaptability,
and that’s when all the learning DNA that we may have comes really handy. To another point, there is something about the
structure of our brain. If we don’t use its neurons and synapses, we begin to
lose them. We can therefore say that learning keeps us young.
So here is wishing you happy and fruitful learning!
