Everyone is familiar with traditional education.  You sit in a class and a teacher teaches.  This is an important part of development. But at some point, every individual has to take charge of their own education.  To do this, one must look at the root of learning.  What is it that makes some experiences add tremendous value to our lives while other experiences do not? On a very basic level, experiences that are unfamiliar usually add more value than experiences that are familiar.  This is because unfamiliar experiences require much more of our attention, which means we are in a better state to learn something new.  Obviously, this concept must be used in moderation.  Someone … [Read more...]