Personal Development November 19, 2022

Learn and Forget

Learn and Forget

It is now easier than ever to consume knowledge.

We are proud knowledge consumers. We leap to the next source of knowledge as we finish consuming one. Meanwhile, the ideas we have learned dilapidate because we don’t stop to ponder:

What we can do to challenge ourselves using that newfound know-how

What we can act upon that new insights

What we can create out of that wisdom

Knowledge that is not applied remains a hypothesis. Your knowledge can only extend as far as your experience.

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