Learning and gaining in knowledge is indeed a productive endeavor.
Education challenges the mind and expands horizons. It can stretch us and
change what we think about. But some of the most beneficial education challenges
how we think, not just what we know.
One of my favorite professors in college, and possibly the best
teacher I ever had, taught me a lot about mathematics and physics. But his
greatest gift to me was not the new knowledge he provided me, it was teaching
me how to think better and learn more effectively.
Knowledge can change how well you do the thing you are
trying to improve, but real learning – the kind that challenges your
perspective and alters how you think – allows you to do something better
entirely. It allows you to go far beyond just being better at what you were
already doing. New information can help you crawl faster. But challenging how
you approach the problem of locomotion – real learning – can help you stand up
and run.
Seek environments that do not just test what you know, but
also those which challenge how you think.
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