Articles about Learning as a Hobby

Articles on these pages will help you get started in your efforts to teach yourself whatever you'd like to learn. Early articles cover why you should teach yourself instead of or in addition to your formal education. They will help you keep your learning efforts in perspective and help keep you motivated.

Later articles will give you tips and techniques and highlight tools and resources that are suggested elsewhere on the site. They will give you insight into training resources, books, and products that empower you to teach yoursel and learn on your own. They'll help you deal with setbacks and show you ways to get more enjoyment out of you learning efforts.

1. Why choose Learning?
   
   June 2008 - "Why choose learning as a Hobby?" What is the value of learning? of teach-yourself activities? How does learning as a hobby relate to other activities an individual might have?
2. How Curiosity Helps
   
   July 2008 - "How Curiosity helps you teach yourself" - How is the child affected by an adult's attitude toward curiosity? If your curiosity isn't workingl, how can you rekindle the spark?
3. What about IQ?
   
   August 2008 - "What about IQ?" - How can intelligence help you teach yourself? What are the different types of intelligence? How is intelligence affected by learning and vice versa?
4. Knowledge Packaging
   
   September 2008 - "How is Knowledge packaged for learning?" How can knowledge packaging help you teach yourself?