“What Are You Learning?”

You should always be able to answer this question. You should even be excited to answer this question. It’s the question we should be asking ourselves every day. How and what we learn determines everything we do. Our passions, our outlook, and our future.

Learning extends beyond the blackboard and the classroom. It doesn’t end after you cross the stage to get your diploma. That piece of paper doesn’t mean you are done. In fact, that piece of paper is granting you the freedom to learn anything you want — and that’s the most liberating thing in the world. Once you take learning into your own hands you have given yourself the agency to be in control of your own development. No more syllabi or curriculum. Just learning for the joy of learning — and your own development.

The best leaders, designers, artists, and entrepreneurs are always learning. Some intersect and some don’t. The more you learn the more you grow and the more you see how much there is to grow into. You can never learn it all. But in a way, that’s a humbling fact. Carve a space. Find your interest. When you dig down you find the things you’ve always wanted to learn, start there and see where the road of learning takes you.

What’s something you’ve always wanted to know? A topic you missed out on in school? A skill you always wanted? All of these are available to you. It may take some hard work. But it’s worth it. Pick up that instrument or that book. Sign up for an online class, or seek out mentors. Teach something to someone else.

The resources are there. All you have to do is be eager to learn and consume. Chances are you already know what it is. So why are you waiting? The best time to start is now.

What are you learning today?