Lifelong Learning

Recently I discussed philosophy of reading, that is, questions like what you should read, and how you should go about reading.

But there's a bigger picture issue at play. It's all good and well to have ideas about how to read, but what about finding time to do it? We're all busy people, that's the practical reality. So if we're serious about reading and learning, then we need to find ways to work that into our lives. We humans are creatures of habit. This leads us the question of what habits can I put in place in order to be a lifelong learner?

This article provides 15 useful tips for cultivating lifelong learning.

They are:

1. Always have a book.
2. Keep a to-learn list
3. Get more thinking friends
4. Guide your thinking- (Be reflective. Contemplate. Don't just consume or swallow a book and move on)
5. Put it into practice
6. Teach others
7. Clean your input
8. Learn in Groups
9. Unlearn assumptions
10. Find jobs that encourage learning
11. Start a project
12. Follow your intuition (Note: Not sure I agree. Being intentional is often a good thing).
13. The morning fifteen
14. Reap the rewards
15. Make it a priority