The Art of Learning
When we think of what it means to learn, we often reference our experiences in school. We equate learning to being spoon fed information from an authority figure, diligently copying down the salient nuggets for future reference. Those nuggets are harvested weeks later, in preparation for an “exam” that is meant to test our learning, but typically only tests our ability to regurgitate what we were “taught”. Shortly after the exam, the information is forgotten, necessitating urgent cramming sessions before…