Learning Without Burnout

Re:Learning Without Burnout by hikingsimulator on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @05:07AM (#26474456)

It isn't uncommon to see people rely on the argument of neuroplasticity as a crutch. That one person seemingly doesn't learn as well and as fast past one's twenties is a thinly veiled ageist take but also an easy hand-wave to discard personal/professional change.

It's always good to see your kind of comments.

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Re:Learning Without Burnout by ZephyrBlu on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @06:24AM (#26474929)

I guess it depends how you view/define learning.

If by learning we mean learning _any_ information, then it seems likely the rate of learning would always increase over time since as you gain more knowledge it's more likely that you've done something similar in the past.

If we're strictly talking about learning _new_ information (As in, not closely related to previous knowledge) then I can understand the argument that someone learns slower as they age.

Basically it seems like it comes down to crystalized knowledge and how you count that.

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Re:Learning Without Burnout by admissionsguy on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @10:00AM (#26476767)

> If we're strictly talking about learning _new_ information (As in, not closely related to previous knowledge)

Is it possible to clearly separate the two, or are there universal concepts underpinning every domain?

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Re:Learning Without Burnout by ZephyrBlu on Tuesday March 16, 2021 @01:54PM (#26480371)

I don't know. Probably not, but I'm just musing.

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