Learning is the process of acquiring new, or modifying existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences. Some learning is immediate, induced by a single event (e.g. touching a live electric wire), but much skill and knowledge accumulates from repeated experiences. The changes induced by learning often last a lifetime, and it is hard to distinguish learned material that seems to be "lost"
from that which cannot be retrieved.
Human learning starts at birth (it might even start before) and continues until death as a consequence of ongoing interactions between people and their environment.
There are many different learning types and approaches to learning. To learn effectively it is important to tailor your study habits to your own needs and approach, this often means choosing techniques that work for you and evaluating them from time to time to determine if you need to try something new. Basically, We learn by:
▪ Doing something (Concrete Experimentation)
▪ Thinking about it (Reflection)
▪ Doing some research
▪ Talking with others and applying what we already know to the situation
(Abstract Conceptualisation)
▪ Doing something new or doing the same thing in a more sophisticated way
based on our learning (Active Experimentation).
Importance of Learning
Any kind of growth or personal development requires a very fundamental skill: Learning.
Learning is beneficial emotionally, financially, physically and socially. An educated
public improves society as a whole. The greatest power of all lies inside the mind,
and with everything that we learn we strengthen the mind, thus strengthening our
personal power.
“Knowledge is Power” - Sir Francis Bacon
By Hariram Krishnan
Mentor & Executive Coach
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