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·         We Are Born to Learn![1]

Learning to learn is a concept that involves a combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values that help people control and improve their own learning. It includes the ability to: 

1. Manage learning: Organize learning, manage time and information, and identify learning opportunities 
2. Be aware: Be aware of one's learning process and needs, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of learning strategies 
3. Overcome obstacles: Identify obstacles and find ways to overcome them 
4. Gain new knowledge: Gain, process, and assimilate new knowledge and skills, and seek guidance 

Q. In your professional work are you focused on asking:

"How do I do this better?"        or         "Why do I still do it this way?"

Cheers,

Bill

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William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
Buffalo, N.Y.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880
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It is important not to lose our ability to recognize patterns and ask silly questions.  We are conditioned as students to lose those very things that make children so good at learning.  Recognize that learning is not chronological or based on some logical progression.  People can and do learn the same thing at different points in their lives... whether it strategic or happenstance.  It is our collective experiences and know-how that contributes to monumental success - often literal for civil engineers! 

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Chad Morrison P.E., F.ASCE
Professional Engineer
Greenville RI
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-24-2024 09:20 AM
From: William Hayden
Subject: We Are Born To Learn!

·         We Are Born to Learn![1]

Learning to learn is a concept that involves a combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes, and values that help people control and improve their own learning. It includes the ability to: 

1. Manage learning: Organize learning, manage time and information, and identify learning opportunities 
2. Be aware: Be aware of one's learning process and needs, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of learning strategies 
3. Overcome obstacles: Identify obstacles and find ways to overcome them 
4. Gain new knowledge: Gain, process, and assimilate new knowledge and skills, and seek guidance 

Q. In your professional work are you focused on asking:

"How do I do this better?"        or         "Why do I still do it this way?"

Cheers,

Bill

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William M. Hayden Jr., Ph.D., P.E., CMQ/OE, F.ASCE
Buffalo, N.Y.

"It is never too late to be what you might have been." -- George Eliot 1819 - 1880
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