How do we learn
Some people may say that we learn through experience. I, myself, agree with this. The questions are: what kind of experience will bring us the most effective learning tool? How do we learn? What factors affect the way we learn new things?
I admit that I am not a fan of memorizing stuff as I grow older. I easily forget new terminologies that I have just learned and do not know how to read and write a Chinese character, although I have spent a couple of hours memorizing. So, does this mean that time does not matter in learning? Is it my behavior that affects my learning?
Let me deep-dive into it.
Learning, as defined by many, is a lifelong process of taking up new knowledge. In my own point of view, learning becomes insignificant if the application is taken for granted. Learning is a series of processes, and its byproduct is its application.
I guess retaining what I have already learned is hard because I lack prior knowledge and experience.
Japanese people study Chinese characters in Japan from grade one, whereas my learning journey is sporadic. I do not learn the basics, so it’s hard for me to understand complex or high-level Chinese characters.
Since learning is a lifelong process, I commit myself to acquiring more knowledge. For I believe that learning is what makes a wise man influence others. Through learning, we could make a better society where everyone is knowledgeable enough to share and contribute.
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