A must read article from Morgan Housel.
It resonated very deeply with me as most of what I have learnt and feel deeply passionate about has been acquired this way (my main interests at this stage of life are executive coaching, investing, boxing and parenting)
I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
Active learning: Someone tells you what to learn, how to learn it, on a set schedule, on pre-selected standardized topics.
Passive learning: You let your mind wander with no intended destination. You read and learn broadly, talk to people from various backgrounds, and stumble haphazardly across topics you had never considered but spark your curiosity, often because it’s the topic you happen to need at that specific time of your life.
I can’t be alone in realizing that most of what I’ve learned in life has come from passive learning.
Indeed Parin. I spent my first 6 years of experience in corporate lending, commercial banking etc. however I kept spending time on reading about entrepreneurship around me from my friends who are running proprietorship to a client who is running 1000 Crore revenue business.
It kept helping me increase a broader prospective about utilisation of our time and building competence to impact on a broader level.