1、How to Become a Lifelong Learner马吴马吴涵涵 刘洋刘洋 唐锦欣唐锦欣 张耀坤张耀坤Abraham Lincoln said,I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.Followyourheart.Learntorelax.Repeat.Read.Observe.Create.Askquestions.Broadenyourdefinitionoflearning.Lookatlearningasanexplorationandopportunity,not
2、achore.Learnhowyoulearn.Learnhowyoulearn.Lookatlearningasanexplorationandopportunity,notachore.Read.Broadenyourdefinitionoflearning.Create.Observe.Repeat.Askquestions.Learntorelax.Followyourheart.Learn how you learn.Step 1Step 1 Most people learn through multiple methods but favor one or two.Use you
3、r preferences to your advantage.Step Step 2 2 Look at learning as an exploration and opportunity,not a chore.Even when youre learning the things you have to,such as on-the-job knowledge,seek togo beyond what youre being asked to learn.Lookat the history,case studies,different applications,etc.to mak
4、e your learning experience much more well-rounded.Look at learning as an exploration Ask questions.Step Step 3 3 Asking the right questions can be more important than having the answers.It can also turn just about anybody into a teacher.Be sure to listen closely and understand the response.Step Step
5、 4 4 Teach others.Teaching is a wonderful way to learn a subject better and improve your own understanding of it.If youre not a teacher or tutor,you can write about your knowledge in a wiki,where you and other contributors will know you can return to see something even better,or forum,or simply volu
6、nteer an answer when somebody asks.Create Not all learning comes from outside you.In fact,some of the most powerful learning happens when you are creating for yourself.Creation,like intelligence,can be artistic or scientific;physical or intellectual;social or solitary.Step 5Step 5 Observe Look more
7、closely at your world,and examine both the usual and the unusual.Also,look at the world from different levels.Chances are you already respond differently to the news of a friend than to the news of a country.Step 6Step 6 ReadWith the development of todays technology,reading becomes more important th
8、an before.Because people need to learn more to adapt the rapid development.It can enable people to understand the world better.Moreover,it also have an impact on peoples behavior.Step 7Step 7 In In fact,lifelong learners are in our fact,lifelong learners are in our sideside.As for the lifelong learn
9、ing,lu xun is a role model,Before he died an hour,he was still writing an article!And the Chineses richest man li ka-shing read and study every evening and the good habit has lasted for decades.Repeat We build and maintain connections in our long-term memory over time.We need to focus our attention
10、on what you are trying to learn.Step Step 8 8 Learn to Relaxe cant learn well under stress.Excessive stress over a long period of time can cause damage to the hippocampus,one of the parts of our brain.Relax,and the learning will come.Step 9Step 9 Follow Your HeartOur time is limited.Dont let the noi
11、se of others opinions drown out our own inner voice.Follow our heart and intuition.Step Step 10 10 Do what works best for you.Life isnt a dress rehearsal,so make the most of it.Learn something for its own sake.Just because its there.Explore freely.Learn trivia,expand into self directed course learni
12、ng.Leave your perfectionism behind.Experiment,make mistakes,and ask silly questions.If you wait until you know it all,youll be waiting a long time.Find people that are learning the same things you are,or already know them.Just being around those people and conversing with them will put you much fart
13、her ahead compared to studying in isolation.Sleep,exercise,and eat properly.Your overall health will influence how much you can effectively learn.Have fun.Fun is a very important part of learning,especially as an adult.It is a big part of your motivation to continue.Keep an open mind.Some of the gre
14、atest scientific,mathematical,artistic,and other advances came from questioning conventional wisdom and being open to unusual results and new,different ways of doing things.Test yourself.Its important to get feedback while youre learning,and testing is the best way to do it.As a self-learner,youre l
15、ikely not going to face formal tests,so youll need to create your own.How you test yourself will depend on the skill or knowledge set youre trying to acquire.As food is to the body,so is learning to the mind.Our bodies grow and muscles develop with the intake of adequate nutritious food.Likewise,we
16、should keep learning day by day to maintain our keen mental power and expand our intellectual capacity.Constant learning supplies us with inexhaustible fuel for driving us to sharpen our power of reasoning,analysis,and judgment.Learning incessantly is the surest way to keep pace with the times in the information age,and an infallible warrant of success in times of uncertainty.Therefore,we have to take learning as a lifelong career.Thank you!