Learning has become a life-long process for all of us
We are living in a difficult world now. Our minds are worried about how will we be affected by the dramas going on. What other crazy ideas are people like Trump will be coming up with?
These growing concerns lead me to the question: How did we handle similar issues hitting us as we were growing up? I guess, we had no choice but to find solutions?
Where we born smart, or did we realize that developing knowledge inevitably reaches its limits, if we do not continuously learn. With more Artificial Intelligence (AI) hitting us, I promise that learning will never end.
Some may think that high levels of intelligence are more the result of nature, rather than nurture.
But that’s just not the case! The truth is, we are all blank slates when we arrive here on earth. Sure, we inherit a few things from our parents, but ultimately our future depends on our work ethic. There are plenty brilliant people in the world who never amount to much, solely because they lacked the desire to refine their inherent talents and intelligence.
On the other side of the spectrum, there are plenty people who had the odds stacked against them and went on to do brilliant things. We, of course, want to belong to this group. So take note:
People aren’t born smart. People learn how to work with what they’ve got and become smart as a result. How?
Rule #1 – make sure you are building a tree of knowledge
When it comes to learning, there is a difference between material that ends up hanging from a branch and the material that makes up the base of the trunk of your tree. It is the periphery versus the central! It underlines the ability to build vast and towering trees of intellect across multiple sectors.
Rule #2 – You can’t remember what you can’t connect
Start with solid roots and dense trunks, and then begin to grow your knowledge upward, begin connecting branches and leaves together with other branches and leaves of other trees.
You need to embrace these two rules. Build the trunk first, then work tirelessly on making connections.
Let me add my vision: Smart people hang around other smart people.
If you want to become smarter, you have to spend time around people smarter than yourself or at least communicate with them. One of my favorite quotes: “If you are the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room.”
Smart people hang around smart people. Remember: You are the reflection of the five people you spend the most time with!!
This is also an important message for the dialogue regarding office work and work from home. My view is very clear: it has to be hybrid system: you have to meet from time to time with your smart colleagues.
In conclusion, as mentioned in the topic: Learning has become a life-long process for every one of us.. There is no escape. Try to reach your dreams and accept where your intelligence lies, and then make sure to realize how to use it to your advantage.
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