One of the oft quoted mantras in today's' fast paced life is Learn, Unlearn and Relearn.
Have you ever wondered the logic behind this?
Learn, of course we all do the minute we arrive in this world. How can someone unlearn? what does it even mean to relearn?
Human beings are habitual creatures. First, let us see how we learn unlearn and relearn on a personal level.
As far as mobility is concerned, a new born baby knows only to move hands and legs, which is a form of mobility that helps the baby to strengthen the muscles. In a few months, the baby learns to crawl, which serves a purpose, that is to move from one place to another. Given few more months, the baby learns to stand up and walk on two feet.
In this entire process:
crawling - learning phase for mobility
stand up - unlearning phase for crawling
walking - relearning process for mobility
Both in learning and relearning phases the goal of the baby is to move. What happened in the unlearning phase? Has the baby forgotten how to crawl? No, it just mean that the baby has discovered a new means to move. It is the metamorphosis to achieve the same goal with newly acquired skill.
If the baby stops with crawling, there stops the growth in mobility.
The natural urge of the babies hold true in all walks of life!
Learn the basics to do something
Unlearn the basics by questioning the very existence of basic
Relearn new methods to do the same thing in a better way
To sum it up, innovation and new beginnings happens when you start relearning.
Have you ever wondered the logic behind this?
Learn, of course we all do the minute we arrive in this world. How can someone unlearn? what does it even mean to relearn?
Human beings are habitual creatures. First, let us see how we learn unlearn and relearn on a personal level.
As far as mobility is concerned, a new born baby knows only to move hands and legs, which is a form of mobility that helps the baby to strengthen the muscles. In a few months, the baby learns to crawl, which serves a purpose, that is to move from one place to another. Given few more months, the baby learns to stand up and walk on two feet.
In this entire process:
crawling - learning phase for mobility
stand up - unlearning phase for crawling
walking - relearning process for mobility
Both in learning and relearning phases the goal of the baby is to move. What happened in the unlearning phase? Has the baby forgotten how to crawl? No, it just mean that the baby has discovered a new means to move. It is the metamorphosis to achieve the same goal with newly acquired skill.
If the baby stops with crawling, there stops the growth in mobility.
The natural urge of the babies hold true in all walks of life!
Learn the basics to do something
Unlearn the basics by questioning the very existence of basic
Relearn new methods to do the same thing in a better way
To sum it up, innovation and new beginnings happens when you start relearning.