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EllenajoeL


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I was wondering how the 'constant learning urge' works when in fulltime, GN-mode for other travellers.....

 

My Question: What do folk do, beyond the travel-focussed brain 'exercises' of this lifestyle (ie maps, meetings, mechanics and memories.... etc), to keep learning in many ways? 

For instance, last lap of this continent, I (tried to) learn 'the night sky' in terms of obvious constellations, stars, planets etc; and the names of specific, native (endemic) flora.

Mind you, that's me.....my brain stops sometime after sleep yawn....on this point, I'm fairly certain I'm not alone though....hence the question.

(and I am in no way wishing to infer that folk whom can 'switch off' as they choose, are not learning)



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Gerty Dancer


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Learning the names of stars, yes! they are soooo bright away from the cities, good onya Ellenajoel!
I'm still working on the native (and introduced) flora... its a lifetime study of love.

Crosswords, Sudoku etc, are more excercises for the mind instead of learning, but a good pastime.

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I'm all for learning no matter what your age. These forums are a good source of learning... I've learned quite a bit since joining a few months ago. Taking an interest in the names of stars and flora is a good thing too. It's all about curiosity and mental stimulation. I can't imagine life without it. For me, it's writing. I love to write. But you can't write unless you've got something to write about! So that keeps me learning. :)

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U3A offer online courses. http://www.u3aonline.org.au/ will show you all the courses that are currently available. There's a fantastic variety.


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Never too old to learn something new!!!!  One member on here is writing beautiful poetry!  Hope he keeps going and follows it through.



-- Edited by jules47 on Wednesday 8th of May 2013 09:57:11 AM

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..

I undertook to do things that at first seemed out of reach but were a couple of those things that kept falling off the "bucket list" because I placed 'em in the "too hard" section ..

One was to get a professional assessmement defining my true ability in singing .. Like many, I just loved to sing and my good friends used to say "take it further" but I never did

because friends will always put the best construction on everything and I wasn't sure if I had the ability to do so (or I was being socially humoured) .. Having now achieved  a postive outcome, I find that I have lost that urge

to take it further, and now enjoy what I have already achieved .. (with a lot of fine-tuning) ..

.. and then it was the "boys toys" ..

.. for years I wanted to fly R/C model Planes. The uncertainty of not knowing whether I would be able to handle the dexterity and mentality needed to keep a plane flying was finally achieved too (not without mishaps though) !

If you choose to do something for yourself, then any success is an achievement  .. and happy is good!

Jon



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Being unable to work, and stuck at home all the time, I have done heaps of courses, about 16 now, and passed everyone of them. Which is a great achievement for me seeing as I only did 2 months of year 9. I love to learn, plus I have my books, puzzles, games on my laptop and iPad, knitting and embroidery...the list goes on. I can't just sit and do nothing, my hands or mind need to be working while sitting idle.

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Grams


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Thank you Nomadic1 I just signed up for a course, I love learning. I even got my young disabled daughter to sign up as she loves doing courses too. So thank you.

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nomadic1


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You're very welcome.


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still learning where the great fishing spots are

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Weeeeeellllll are ya gunna share ?????????

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