What Smart People Do in Their Free Time

Here is my theory of how they spend free time:

Develop curiosity

Continually think about what they don’t know, and not afraid of confusing learning and evoking tough questions. They develop curiosity. This curiosity can be used to tailor robust methods of blended learning. Curiosity must come first. Questions can be fantastic windows to great learning, but not the other way around. Build your skill of curiosity … it is a necessity for good learning. Observe and reflect.

By observing life’s experiences around us and careful reflection of what we observe, we can gather facts and information to learn new solutions and methods. Increase your ability to connect the dots around you. Take notes and revisit them often.

Embrace the mess of complex learning. In this new world of continuous learning, we are all teachers as well as learners. We realize learning is often an ugly task. Accept that the process of trial and error is an acceptable learning process. And watch carefully what others are learning all around you in both the business and personal environment.

Look for novelty

Their brains pay more attention to things in the environment that are new to our experience. So, seek out as many new experiences to try as you can handle and become an explorer. Continuously expand boundaries of new experiences … include some far-out things in different fields. Continuously practice connecting the dots of your learning.