Thread by @ArmaniTalks

Self-education is different from education.

1. Education is when you learn something because you have to.

2. Self-education is when you learn because you want to.

In a world where people educate, self educate

That's how you stick out

Learning for fun seems like a foreign concept.

'That's because it is!'

No, it's not.

'Yes, it is..'

Actually let's put the spotlight on you

Have you ever learned anything on your own?

Just because it was fun...

'Yea, I know the game of basketball inside and out.'

Did you always know it inside and out?

'Not really. It took years to build more insights regarding it.'

That's you self educating

On a day by day basis, the average person is absorbing a lot of energy:

-media
-interactions with others
-random occurces

The absorbed energy creates a surplus in the internal world

That's why smart people release the surplus energy in the form of a hobby

'What if I don't want a hobby?'

Then a hobby finds you

And when a hobby finds you, it comes masked as a bad habit

Bad habits take the life of:

-excessive pornography, alcoholism, cigarette addiction etc

It's because the surplus of energy within seeks an escape

'Why bad habits before good habits?'

Because bad habits seem to be more convenient

'Why did you use the word seem?'

Because bad habits SEEM to be more convenient

Bu good habits can be just as convenient

'Do you enjoy learning about basketball as much as you enjoy drinking alcohol?'

I like basketball more

Okay, so that proves that learning can be a suitable hobby.

A hobby that brings more pleasure for the surplus of emotions than a bad habit

The problem is with narratives

Imagine a boy who went thru a bad breakup with a girl & his view on girls are forever jaded

That's like the most people's relationship with learning

Especially people who view school learning as the only learning out there

Where a curriculum was designed and given to you

Tests, pop quizzes and homework were given

Education soon picked up the narrative of 'work.'

When looking for a hobby, the last thing someone wants to do is 'work.'

So the jaded narrative of education causes the body to bypass the possibility of learning

Wise people understand that school learning is much different than self-education.

'What's the BIGGEST difference?'

The biggest difference is that personality is factored in with self education

For example:

My experience in my life included, engineering, public speaking, writing, sports etc

These are the fingerprint of my personality

Each fingerprint is different

So I learn about topics that interest me and align with my experiential database

And that makes learning a hobby

Sort of like with you and basketball

Therefore, formal education does not necessarily require introspection

Self education cannot exist without introspection

'What if I try to self educate without introspection?'

Then you aren't self-educating

You are following the school paradigm in the real world

Look at the trending section on Twitter right now

That's what data engineers, social scientists & algorithms have planned for the masses

The masses look at that, and form their thoughts around those trending topics

A curriculum has been designed for them

Wise people understand self education factors in personality

When personality is factored in, that's when you get unique content as well

Several insights around the world may ring similar patterns

However, the PATH taken to reach those insights are completely unique

That's why great artists don't steal

Great artists learn from themselves

And the results are learning more from the world

'How do I know if I am doing self education correctly?'

When it leaves you feeling happier with more clarity.

'How do I know if I am doing self education incorrectly?'

When you are forcing yourself to focus

Focus happens on autopilot when curiosity leads the way

Curiosity happens on autopilot when your personality is leading the way

Personality leads the way when introspection & self education are joined at the hip

Rather than foolishly separated

Learn because you want to

Not because you have to

Luckily, learning because you want to, allows you to pick up the topics need to learn because you have to

Let's say topics you are forced to learn at a job, that don't interest you

Because when basic learning frameworks are picked up in self education, it's easier to cross apply in multiple fields

Meanwhile, find the topics like basketball in your world

When you don't look for a hobby

A hobby finds you

And a hobby finding you normally comes looking like a 3 headed, horrendous monster

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