90% of Learning For a Better Life Happens After School
The only real learning for life is self-directed learning
Practical learning for better living happens after formal education.
Albert Einstein explains it beautifully, “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.”
Schools provide the foundation for life, but it’s unstructured and self-directed learning that equips us with wisdom for life.
School is designed for grading and certification.
Learning in school is a good start, but it doesn’t capture all of the things we need to know to succeed in life.
It’s our responsibility to prepare ourselves for a better life outside school. The most important life lessons and skills are acquired in the real world. “As long as you live, keep learning how to live,” Seneca said.
That means learning how to learn, finding better wisdom for thriving in a work environment and learning how to spend your limited time on earth.
Almost all institutions imparting knowledge are structured to test what you know and measure skill proficiency. What happens after that is up to you.
