7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners

discuss what you feel will be the most difficult part for you and why

Lifelong learning... it's never too late, and you can never learn enough. I can agree with that. In this case all library staff are being encouraged to learn about, use and play with new technologies and all aspects of what is being referred to as Web 2.0.

The difficulty I see for the duration of this project in regard to myself is that I am already familiar with most of the aspects of Web 2.0 to some extent. Therefore my challenge is not only to learn about those things that I am currently unfamiliar with, but also to aid my fellow coworkers should they need assistance as well.

As far as the 7 1/2 habits go... I find none of them complicated:

1. Begin with the end in mind: This isn't hard for me. I can already visualize being competent in the things I am unfamiliar with, and have an open mind about learning things about those I already am familiar with. Being a child of the computer age means I have the upper hand in this project.

2. Accept Responsibility For Your Own Learning: I'm self motivated in most things so this is not a challenge. :)

3. View Problems as Challenges: There are no problems in my life, only challenges to overcome. Self motto is hard to challenge.

4. Have Confidence in Yourself as a competent, effective learner: As the top of my class I
obviously have no trouble there.

5. Create Your Own Learning Toolbox: I believe in asking for help from my friends and if they can't answer me picking up a book or researching on the internet. Not much will stop me when I'm on a mission.

6. Use technology to your advantage: Yeah... I don't think this is a problem for me what with having grown up in the computer age and being obsessed with techie gadgets helps.

7. Teach or Mentor Others: Since I think I've single handedly taught people how to edit
myspace pages, helped them create accounts and have taught basic computer
troubleshooting to most of my coworkers... I think this is also already in practice.

7 1/2. Play!: Yeah... this is a no brainer... Play is what makes the days seem less painful. And what is Web 2.0 but a giant electronic playground.