Acquiring Knowledge

On June 13, 2007, in Knowledge, Success, by Ian Kwok

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Acquiring knowledge is a construct process that is created in the mind of a person as a result of continual accessing, processing and understanding the information or events that he had experienced.

Knowledge acquisition does not necessarily have a specific starting point nor a pre-determined terminus. It is a life-long experience, subjected to constant changes and unexpected opportunities. To put this simply, knowledge acquisition is not just a collection of skill or facts. The more you explore posible avenues the more you will find there is to pursue.

Very often the process of learning something new is not necessary easy or smooth, many a time it can be difficult and you may decide to switch course or give up. However, after overcoming the initial diffculties will make the achievement the more so satisfying.

But why is it necessary that we continue to acquire new knowledge? In this new age, what we learnt in school was only enough to help us secure a career. With knowledge expanding exponentially where hundreds of scientific papers are being published and innovations produced daily, the shelf-life of our formal education has become shorter. Thus, the need for a life-long learning has become extremely necessary in order to maintain continual success.

‘Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.’ – James Madison

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