There’s constant talk about how youth unemployment is high, higher, highest. Politicians, agencies and economists are horrified over the numbers. We are not horrified at 365. We have different figures. We have: “Seven things you can do if you are unemployed”.
Saying that you learn things at school is like saying that anyone who goes to the Employment Service gets a job. There are a thousand ways to absorb knowledge, and as many reasons not to go to the Employment Service.
Some learn by getting the perfect score on the test or written exam. Others learn by practicing things. I have always learned by hitting my head against the wall and then thinking: Aha! It is a wall there.
To say that everyone learns the same way is like saying that everyone likes strawberries. Not all people like strawberries. There are those who hate strawberries so much that they turn off the TV if there’s an advertisement for strawberry-flavored candy. That’s why there are different flavors. And different ways to learn things.
I learned hundreds of Swedish words by reading comic books. I learned to write by imitating Karin Boye and Tomas Tranströmer. I learned to go walk by running after my grandmother when she was going to the bakers. I learned to swim to avoid drowning.
1. Find something you're interested in learning.
2. Think of at least five ways to learn it.
3. Try the different ways and choose which is best for YOU.
Bonus - www.webpianoteacher.com
Text: Navid Modiri
Required time:
1 week or less
Cons:
You may approach a subject with so much of your body and soul that you forget to water the pot-plants.
Pros:
It's more fun and easier to learn something when you’re no forced to.
