Many adults flaunt their educational status. They show off their degrees and brag about their certifications. Yet despite having fewer years of formal education, kids are the best at learning. They are curious about the world, discover new insights, and imagine new possibilities.
With age, innate creativity often fades away. Ideas and statements get questioned less, and creativity muscles diminish. Kids are always asking why, not to challenge an idea, but from a desire to learn more. Adults aspire to be creative; kids are innately creative.
Adults attend meditation retreats, download meditation apps, and attend mindfulness courses. Kids don’t need to be taught mindfulness, because we are born mindful. Children are aware of their surroundings, in tune with how they feel, and know what they want. As we age and become more “sophisticated” with planning, logic, and reason, mindfulness turns into mindlessness.
Learning is important, and adults must continue to learn well beyond their formal schooling. But we must also unlearn:
Habits which wreck our well-being, relationships, and finances.
Preconceived thoughts, biases, and assumptions that stop us from understanding the truth.
Limiting notions that prevent us from being better individuals.
As one continues along their day, we must continue to read, listen, and learn. We must also continue to question, reconsider, and unlearn. This is not as complicated as it may sound. In fact, there are opportunities to do this every day when we:
Talk with others.
Hear diverse perspectives.
Treat everyone and everything as a potential source of wisdom.
Learn and unlearn every day. Lessons arise from both, and if done correctly, they can last us a lifetime.
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