Random Acts of Learning

Practicing occasional random learning can expose you to new ideas and information you might not otherwise discover.

Sometimes it’s fun to poke around various places to see what we can learn. Sure, learning that has a specific objective makes sense most of the time, but there are occasions when random learning suits a purpose.

Why pursue random learning? We often get stuck in a learning rut. We investigate only those few subject areas in which we have significant interest. We tend to return to the same learning resources we’ve used in the past. That’s logical and as it should be most of the time. However, there is tremendous power in random learning.

Random learning forces us out of our subject area comfort zones. It brings us to information and ideas we might not encounter otherwise. This broadens our educational horizons and keeps us open-minded.

Stumbling upon interesting facts and ideas stimulates our thinking. We never know when something will act as the catalyst for a deeper understanding of a topic or a completely new path of learning we might not have anticipated.

All knowledge is interconnected on some level. So, when you expose yourself to random learning there’s a good chance you’ll identify those connections in ways you would not have previously considered. This sort of holistic educational…