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Never Stop Learning

“The most important skill for getting rich is becoming a perpetual learner.”

Naval

Learning must become a habit (see Ergodicity and destiny) that is applied to all aspects of life before it can be said that a person is truly an educated person. This means that learning never stops.

Jacob Lund Fisker • Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence

When you feel like you’ve learned whatever there is to learn from what you’re doing, it’s time to change course and find something new to learn so that you can move forward. You can’t be content with mastery; you have to push yourself to become a student again. “Anyone who isn’t embarrassed of who they were last year probably isn’t learning enough,

Austin Kleon • Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered

from ad hoc course work and education to a mission we called “lifelong learning.”

Michael Ventura • Applied Empathy: The New Language of Leadership

Why not make a conscious decision to learn something new every day? No matter how small the daily learning, it is significant when aggregated over a lifetime. Resolving early in life to have a continuous learning mindset is not only more interesting than the passive alternative, it is also remarkably powerful. Choosing lifelong learning is one of t

Laurence Endersen • Pebbles of Perception: How a Few Good Choices Make All The Difference

“In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” — Eric Hoffer

In a world that reinvents itself daily, curiosity is your sharpest tool. 🚀

“Infinite-minded leaders understand that “best” is not a permanent state. Instead, they strive to be “better.” “Better” suggests a journey of constant improvement and makes us feel like we are being invited to contribute our talents and energies to make progress in that journey.”

-Simon Sinek