Learning- the week that was!

As we come to an end of this series, I think I have only been able to touch the tip of the the iceberg of Learning. The topic is as vast as the concept itself. However my efforts were based on consolidating some information that can help us understand our ability to learn, the push behind learning, and the incentives of it.

Today I attended two sessions; one was on storytelling organized by SLN Brand Studio.  Suba, the founder of SLN Brand Studio, is also a friend so when she asked me to join in for the session I was keen as the topic told me something about you by storyteller, Sourish B Ghosh. It was an eye-opener, to say the least, but the session as a whole gave me additional insight into learning. Learning is infectious. One would laugh at the thought of it but come to think of it, as I was sitting in the four walls of my home, I could feel the energy and ideas being exchanged.  An hour later I was logging into another session, where my friend Maithili had invited me as a guest to her Toastmaster meeting. She was chairing the session and gave me another brilliant learning opportunity. One often finds themselves, getting into the mindset of learning with regular stimulus.

 

When I first started this topic, I wanted to give some background. My first blog did just that. I have always believed learning to be a natural part of human evolvement but I find the resistance stupefying. I established some premise that had been my realization in my 15 years of career as an HR professional, and 14 years as a mother. I was trying to structure and find out if my beliefs were right. I have attempted to proceed in the week with that agenda in mind.

https://nupurdwivedipandey.blogspot.com/2020/09/learning-game-changer.html

The first belief was learning means different things to different people. The value derived is personal and my second article was aimed at doing just that. I explored the various sociological and biological reasons for people to want to learn. It helped me find an answer to one of my own questions. I am often faced with the question. Why do I write? What do I get from it? Now I tell them it is because I have epistemic curiosity.  To know more, read on.

https://nupurdwivedipandey.blogspot.com/2020/09/why-learn.html

My third blog focused on an aspect of learning which will define its future. My day today was a classic example of it. I had discussed the possibility where the existing rule of educations does not apply. A structureless yet broadly defined era of education where one gets to choose what to learn at a very young age. I used Aristotle’s rhetorical triangle with  the addition of technology as an additional component making it a rhetorical quadrangle .

https://nupurdwivedipandey.blogspot.com/2020/09/learning-redefined.html

In my career, I often found people resisting learning. I was always curious about why. This became my topic for my fourth blog. I addressed it from a biological perspective first and then linked it to how that also gets has a historical perspective to it. Our traditions and belief system work on instilling a fear of the unknown and learning something means accepting the unknown. I also discussed my theory to overcome fear. Retract, detract, and Attract helps me overcome negative thought and switch to a more positive mindset.

https://nupurdwivedipandey.blogspot.com/2020/09/learning-what-stops-you.html

Another aspect of learning that I found pretty pertinent is it’s a privilege and only a handful of privileged people see it as one. Most take it for granted. As I was writing this blog I came across the story of Karthyayani Amma, who at the age of 96 passed the Kerala literacy test with 98% marks and aspires to nail her 10^th exams when she turns 100. This is the spirit that realizes how fortunate they are to be able to learn. However, not everyone is as spirited and supported. Hence my blog clearly outlines the need for conscious focus towards learning and the requirement of a mental shift.

https://nupurdwivedipandey.blogspot.com/2020/09/learning-differential.html

One learns every day, at all times. We have a special day mark to commemorate the contribution of our teachers. However, our teachers are not limited to just our schools or educational institutions. For a lifetime of learning, we have teachers in every relationship. This blog was an effort to express my gratitude to people who have given me valuable life lessons.

https://nupurdwivedipandey.blogspot.com/2020/09/learning-experiential.html

 

This series helped me answer a lot of questions and will definitely enrich my approach to my understanding of people. My next series is something that I thought most about during this pandemic. I had also discussed it as a part of Mental Health series, but I genuinely feel that it is an important topic standalone. Coping strategies as the name suggests indicate how to deal with distress, or any emotional challenge. 

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