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Self-learning is a powerful drug when used right. 🚦🧠

Many people want to take control of their life.

Very little know how to start and where to look towards though.

Here is how to captain your own life through self-learning. 🧡
We all need to be self-propelled learners.

School gave us the foundation of learning when we were kids but the ROI of the traditional system is shrinking YoY (student debt, job salaries, etc)

The best people are those who are able to engineer their own path.
There will be times that life will give us many lessons and obstacles.

Inversely, don't wait for life to teach them to you. Go find them.

"Life is a neverending journey of learning. The moment that you stop learning is the time you die."
The Internet has enabled all of us to choose our passions more.

β€’ Want to be in the crypto space? βœ…
β€’ Want to become a writer? βœ…
β€’ Want to connect with VCs and co-founders? βœ…

We can all build careers coming from one screen today.


Now the question is HOW? Let's start.

(1)- Know your NORTH STAR

We all have our different WHYs in getting to a direction.

Do we simply just want to make money?
Do you want to inspire others?
Do you want to find your hidden talent?

Let's dive deeper.
Find your Zone of Genius

A good benchmark is asking yourself, "Is this something I want to do for the next 5 years?"

This will really challenge your intentions and ask if you are in it only for the reward or the process itself.


(2)- Just start.

We are very prone to decision paralysis with so many options on the internet.

Choose the resources that your idols recommend. Evaluate if they have great reviews then execute.

If all else fails, trying again is free.


(3)- Surround yourself with the right people.

Your environment is very crucial to how much you learn.

This means your physical environment, workspace, and circle.

Enhancing these ensures that you are bound to learn things that you did not even expect.
(4)- Bring out the curiosity in you.

Aristotle's method of asking "WHY?" is so effective in getting to the deeper answers to topics.

β€’ Learning about web3? Google
β€’ How to bootstrap your business? Cold DMs
β€’ Want to make sure you are down the right path? Get a mentor
(5)- Be accountable to yourself.

You can go into a rabbit hole, but your consistency and discipline will be your foundations for lifelong learning.

Learn to have checkpoints and motivations for your goals in order to keep going.


Aand that's it ! Thank you so much for reading this thread!

Shoutout to @anafabrega11, @TinaHuang, and @therealjohntan for inspiring this thread.

Of course, I can't forget my @joinupnext fam who are trying to revolutionize education.
If you want to learn more, you can also read my other thread on "serendipity" for more insights on business and life. πŸ’Ό


If you learned something new with this piece, it would mean the world if you can like, RT, and share this with your friends ! ❀️

Hit follow as well for weekly threads on sports, business, and life πŸ‘» πŸ’ΈπŸ•Ήβ€”@kahyleee
TL;DR
(1)- Know your north star.
(2)- Just start.
(3)- Surround yourself with the right people.
(4)- Bring out the curiosity in you.
(5)- Be accountable to yourself.
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