There’s a line in The Matrix that escapes me, it’s where Neo or someone asks Trinity if she knows how to pilot a specific type of helicopter. She replies that she will in a moment as that knowledge is downloaded directly into her brain. If only.
The real world doesn’t work like that. Not quite. But you can still download knowledge into your brain, only it takes a little longer. Yet it amazes me how many people don’t bother learning stuff any more. To actively seek out new knowledge.
I enjoy learning. I’m an autodidact. I think that’s the right word. Essentially I just keep teaching myself stuff. I love the process. You can teach an old dog new tricks and I teach myself every day.
I love comparing the me after to the me before. This morning I know nothing about a particular subject but I’ve gathered some books, articles, or web resources together and I’m ready to learn. Then at the end of the day, or week, or however much time I’ve allocated to learning about the new subject, I look back at what I now know that I didn’t before. I’ve downloaded new knowledge and information into my head. Stuff I didn’t know before that I do now. I think that’s cool.
I’ll think about what I’ve learned and combine it with other things I know and my brain will sort out all the connections like a Neo4J database. Only this database is big with limitless capacity. At least I’ve not hit any discernible limits yet.
What shall I learn today?