Why Do We Learn? 3 Motivations of Seeking The Answers

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It has been over a year since I completed my MBA and not being on the education system schedule is... weird. I haven't stopped learning though - right now I'm reading about the stock market at home and SQL scripts at work. Why do we feel driven to learn and better ourselves? It isn't just our human nature.
  1. Learn more about someone else
    • We all crave (to different levels) human interaction and if we listen to someone, we grow those kind of relationships. Whether we are learning what they are interested in, learning how they feel about something, or learning what their boundaries are. Now we can interact with them differently next time. You might ask specific follow up questions to continue relationship growth. You can determine whether you should seek their help when you run into problems yourself. Or you can learn when to avoid them altogether.
  2. Become an expert
    • The most common reason that people learn is to build upon their existing knowledge. You learn a new serving technique in tennis to be a better tennis player and win matches. You learn modern marketing trends to be better at your job and get a promotion. There is a selfish element to this and an element of for the greater good too.
  3. The journey not the destination
    • I know many self-proclaimed "life long learners" that always are going to a class, seminar, or conference. They love school, traveling and reading. These types of people enjoy the constant challenge of uncovering the unknown piece by piece. By exploring the world and growing out knowledge base we feel we are "well rounded".
Now the real question is how you apply what you've learned. Do you teach others? Do you learn from your mistakes? Make sure you are learning for a reason!


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A consultant in the software sector, I love to write about the challenges and opportunities that I run across on a daily basis with clients, colleagues, and even friends. There's inspirational lessons to be applied to business practices everywhere!

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