- While need to learn is the fundamental or the underlying aspect, the learning process in itself is not a “burden” or “effort” for intentional learners.
- It is an investment we make in ourselves.
- Intentional learning can be spontaneous but its also deliberate.
- Intentional learners often engage in the following actions as part of the learning process:
- Questioning things
- Organising new knowledge and ideas into useful system of facts, concepts and principles that can be used while also enhancing the understanding of what they’ve just learned
- Connecting new and old knowledge into broad patterns of understanding.
- Adapting to new situations and needs.
- Two core mindsets needed to become an intentional learner:
- After you’ve got the mindset sorted out, you still need to do a very important thing to make intentional learning a habit - practice. These are the 5 core skills you need to practice to become an intentional learner: