How to Become a Self Educated

Can you educate yourself? Of course you can. It requires a willingness to learn, the self discipline to stay focused and a level of interest that exceeds the standard job mill education.

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Showing Curiosity

1. Be curious. A curious mind seeks to be educated. By asking questions, you can find out a lot of things that many people don't know and won't ever know.
   

   • There is no limit to how many questions you can ask, or should ask.
   • Be aware that some people are annoyed by questions. In fact, the less a person knows, and the less patient a person, the more a question will bug that person. That in itself tells you a great deal.
2. Read, watch and see things that you don't know anything about. Try to expand your mind by learning beyond your comfort zone and seeing how other people think, perceive and understand things.
   

   • If you only ever see rom-coms, go and see a documentary or an action film instead.
   • If you only ever read comics, try a novel instead.
   • If you only ever see car rallies, go and see a museum exhibition instead.
3. Challenge yourself. Curiosity is about pushing yourself beyond what you're used to. There will be times when you feel really uncomfortable, out of your depth and perhaps even upset when trying to learn new things.        This can happen especially where you feel dumb, unlearned or when your beliefs and values are challenged. These are the very times when you should keep pushing yourself to learn and to become wiser about whatever it is you've been avoiding.