Comments on: Expanding your knowledge by unlearning http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning A blog and forum community for helping entrepreneurs young at heart better their small businesses. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:29 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Burning Down the House | Stephan Miller http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/comment-page-1#comment-16768 Burning Down the House | Stephan Miller Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:28:14 +0000 http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/12/12/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/#comment-16768 [...] This post was inspired by one I read over at Young Go Getter. [...] [...] This post was inspired by one I read over at Young Go Getter. [...]

]]> By: @Stephen | Productivity in Context http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/comment-page-1#comment-16764 @Stephen | Productivity in Context Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:38:37 +0000 http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/12/12/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/#comment-16764 Colleges and Universities have evolved into giant machines designed to turn out corporate drones. This has been the goal of the organized educational system for a long time, and it looks as though they have succeeded. Luckily for us, some have decided to opt out and do it themselves, and we will be able to take the advantages that come our way. I personally spent far too long under the thumb of "the Man", and have recently broken free. Now I just need to ratchet it up and make it happen. Thank you for the inspiration! PS I am a subscriber now! Colleges and Universities have evolved into giant machines designed to turn out corporate drones. This has been the goal of the organized educational system for a long time, and it looks as though they have succeeded.
Luckily for us, some have decided to opt out and do it themselves, and we will be able to take the advantages that come our way. I personally spent far too long under the thumb of “the Man”, and have recently broken free. Now I just need to ratchet it up and make it happen. Thank you for the inspiration!
PS I am a subscriber now!

]]> By: Satish http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/comment-page-1#comment-16756 Satish Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:38:25 +0000 http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/12/12/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/#comment-16756 The things you do to get a piece of paper that probably will never end of mattering. I see, feel, and get constrained by this kind of crap in university all the time, and I question its relevance, recency, and reason. That's where my efforts and passion online have really came in to give me the chance to be out-of-the-box - to push outside of the typical pyramid of learning. All-around great thoughts here Travis. Unlearning is something I'm still working towards, but agree in its importance. The things you do to get a piece of paper that probably will never end of mattering.

I see, feel, and get constrained by this kind of crap in university all the time, and I question its relevance, recency, and reason. That’s where my efforts and passion online have really came in to give me the chance to be out-of-the-box – to push outside of the typical pyramid of learning.

All-around great thoughts here Travis. Unlearning is something I’m still working towards, but agree in its importance.

]]> By: michael brito http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/comment-page-1#comment-16745 michael brito Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:20:23 +0000 http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/12/12/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/#comment-16745 great article. it's like your in my head writing what i'm thinking and all i got to say is get out of my head, you're freaking me out. i relate to your college experience. when i was in college taking graphic design the instructors would introduce these projects that were really dated or they would talk about websites like they were publications. really frustrating. they would encourage us to look for reference material before starting a new project. i once asked why should we be looking at what has been done, shouldn't we try to bring something new, innovative. that instructor told me to not reinvent the wheel. when your young and energetic about a career i think you should look to the masters of the past for inspiration, but realize they are masters for a reason. they had to stick out like a sore thumb and not do the same old schtick everyone else is doing. great article! PEACE! great article. it’s like your in my head writing what i’m thinking and all i got to say is get out of my head, you’re freaking me out.

i relate to your college experience. when i was in college taking graphic design the instructors would introduce these projects that were really dated or they would talk about websites like they were publications. really frustrating. they would encourage us to look for reference material before starting a new project. i once asked why should we be looking at what has been done, shouldn’t we try to bring something new, innovative. that instructor told me to not reinvent the wheel.

when your young and energetic about a career i think you should look to the masters of the past for inspiration, but realize they are masters for a reason. they had to stick out like a sore thumb and not do the same old schtick everyone else is doing.

great article!

PEACE!

]]> By: Greg http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/comment-page-1#comment-16733 Greg Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:46:11 +0000 http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/12/12/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/#comment-16733 I totally agree. Inside the box is where mediocrity happens. Outside the box is where innovation and progression happen. College and training teach us a defined way of doing thins. Through doing in the real world we are (hopefully) able to take what we have learned and put some thought and creativity into the product/marketing/advertising and make the project successful with a purpose (or more than just because that's what you're supposed to do). I totally agree. Inside the box is where mediocrity happens. Outside the box is where innovation and progression happen. College and training teach us a defined way of doing thins. Through doing in the real world we are (hopefully) able to take what we have learned and put some thought and creativity into the product/marketing/advertising and make the project successful with a purpose (or more than just because that’s what you’re supposed to do).

]]> By: Stephan Miller http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/comment-page-1#comment-16730 Stephan Miller Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:47:17 +0000 http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/12/12/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/#comment-16730 Great post. I don't have most of the issues with unlearning. I was homeschooled and dropped out of college because I was always jumping ahead and then getting bored with the current curriculm. I wonder if this is something that our education system beats into use or maybe I should say "everyone else's education system". When I learn new things, I usually tear them apart without the instructions and see if I can figure it out that way. Then I start reading. Since the preconceived notions are mine, they can easily be changed after introduction to the "true" way to do things presented in the instructions, but the instructions also lose their looming authority when read last. Great post. I don’t have most of the issues with unlearning. I was homeschooled and dropped out of college because I was always jumping ahead and then getting bored with the current curriculm.

I wonder if this is something that our education system beats into use or maybe I should say “everyone else’s education system”.

When I learn new things, I usually tear them apart without the instructions and see if I can figure it out that way. Then I start reading. Since the preconceived notions are mine, they can easily be changed after introduction to the “true” way to do things presented in the instructions, but the instructions also lose their looming authority when read last.

]]> By: Justin http://www.younggogetter.com/articles/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/comment-page-1#comment-16727 Justin Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:07:03 +0000 http://www.younggogetter.com/2007/12/12/expanding-your-knowledge-by-unlearning/#comment-16727 I always catch myself in this trap. I really have to try hard to break free and be creative. It seems we are tought as young childeren and all through schooling that the solution to problem A is by doing B. School doesn't allow for us to consider C, D or even E as a solutions. They teach such a linear path to problem solving that creativity is suppressed. Its a shame but you can break free of the mold, you just have to sit back and clear your mind every time you start something new. I always catch myself in this trap. I really have to try hard to break free and be creative. It seems we are tought as young childeren and all through schooling that the solution to problem A is by doing B. School doesn’t allow for us to consider C, D or even E as a solutions.

They teach such a linear path to problem solving that creativity is suppressed.

Its a shame but you can break free of the mold, you just have to sit back and clear your mind every time you start something new.

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