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Recognizing there is more to know is first step

There has been little attention paid to the importance of lifelong learning. Here are some thoughts that have been compiled over 55 years of learning.

1. The first step to learning is recognizing your own ignorance.

2. Beware of believing you understand experiences you've never had. Don't judge the actions of those carrying burdens you never had to bear.

3. Don't try to take shortcuts. First learn the trade, then learn the tricks of the trade.

4. Don't let your learning go to your head. The moment we act arrogantly, we prove our ignorance.

5. Put your heart into learning. Confucius said, "Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it."

6. When studying, choose authors because of the wisdom they have rather than the number of degrees they hold.

7. The more we study, the more we realize how little we know. Don't let this discourage you. Rather, enjoy the awe-inspiring mystery of life and the cosmos.

8. Relish learning, but don't neglect common sense.

9. When studying, embrace what is useful dispense with what is useless and adapt it to your way of thinking. Also, keep in mind that what is not useful today may be useful tomorrow.

10. When you have completed your learning, it is time for new learning.

11. If you're not asking questions, beware, because you're not learning anything.

12. Remember, the most important rule of learning is that you do not unlearn useful information that you have already learned.

Finally, Proverbs 4:13 says, "hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life ."


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