Be curious.
A curious mind seeks to be educated. By asking questions, you can find out a lot of things that many people don't know and won't ever know, and never put a limit to how many questions you can ask, or should ask.
Read, watch and see things that you don't know anything about.
Try to expand your mind by learning beyond your comfort zone and seeing how other people think, perceive and understand things.
- If you only ever see home videos, try something different like be glued to TV channels like natgeo or other documentary channels or watch an action film instead.
- If you only ever read comics or novel, try inspirational instead.
- If you only ever see car rallies music awards, go and see a museum exhibition or an educational workshop instead
Challenge yourself.
Curiosity is about pushing yourself beyond what you're used to. There will be times when you feel really uncomfortable, out of your depth and perhaps even upset when trying to learn new things. This can happen especially where you feel dumb, unlearned or when your beliefs and values are challenged. These are the very times when you should keep pushing yourself to learn and to become wiser about whatever it is you've been avoiding.
Read English literature and improve your grammar as much as possible.
English is the general language for communication in this part of the world, so having good knowledge of the English language will help your communication and gives you an edge in many aspect of your endeavor .
- When you feel more competent in this area, push into other languages. Realize that learning a language is about immersing yourself in another culture too.
Extend your learning beyond what you learnt in school
some did or are doing very well at, don't stop there,keep expanding your knowledge and versatility.And If you did badly at a school, do not let this hold you back. the brain capable of being rewired to relearn things and to learn new things. Tell yourself that not being able to do math, chemical equations or spell are just things from the past that you can remedy in the present. Then set about doing so and doing more.
Read daily.
Always without fail, read something that will help you grow in useful knowledge. Read world history and learn about different cultures. Understanding history is a key to understanding the present. It is one of the finest ways of self-educating. Read about others who self-educate. You will get a lot of tips and ideas for how to continue your own journey of self-improvement.
- OTHER TIPS
- Be disciplined
- Use the internet as for educating yourself.
- Choose a role model or someone to look up to.
- Remain on this blog for all the news, motivation and inspiration you will need on the journey to self education. lol...
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