Friday, June 4, 2010

Thing 3 - Explore what it means to be a Lifelong Learner

The most challenging thing (of the 7 1/2 Things) for me in being a life long learner is "Play".  The easiest thing for me is "Have confidence in yourself as a competent, lifelong learner".
"Play!" is the most difficult for me as I often see learning as a job to do.  I need to cross off my list what needs to be done, and if I have satisfied the requirements, then I need to move on to another task.  Playing, I feel, is often a waste of time and frivolous. I understand the importance of play, but seldom make time for it.
Having confidence in myself is the easiest  of the things.  I feel that I am smarter than the average bear and if others can do it, darn it, so can I.  (Don't ever tell me I can't learn something - I'll set out to prove you wrong!)
Since I need to work on "play" I will intentionally set aside time to do so.  See?  I played around and attached a picture of the average bear!

2 comments:

  1. Love the picture! I understand (and identify) with your reluctance to play in a professional setting such as this course. However, you do have a "playful" attitude which will serve you well in the long run - both personally and professionally.

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  2. For some reason, as adults, we stop just playing. We tell ourselves that we don't have time.

    A while ago I made the decision to not watch TV (except for the local news). I was AMAZED at how much time I got back and filled that time with learning new things, tinkering and just playing with stuff that make me a better learner.

    Thanks for your great observation and the nice picture.

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