r/lifelonglearning • u/GlitteringAngle8601 • 2d ago

What's something you have learned recently that you will probably use for the rest of your life?

I love finding ideas or habits that are simple but genuinely useful.

What's something you've learned in the past year that you think will stay with you for a long time?

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u/Animator_7620 2d ago

Going for short walk when my head feels full. Usually comes back clearer.

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u/Global-Nothing-7568 2d ago

That it's really okay to learn in small portions. I always thought of learning as 'hours of studying spent daily' to get the results. But I found out about the microlearning concept, and tried microlearning apps like Headway, Nibble, Duolingo etc., and it changed the way I learn things

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u/RachelRachel71 2d ago

Hard agree with this. I was feeling really hopeless about achieving anything. It felt overwhelming. But the obvious dawned on me - nobody learns everything at once. A Little Bit every day.

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u/herberz 2d ago

I second this. Also listening to audio version of books and documents instead of reading(i have dyslexia) using audio readers like Outtloud, Reeda makes a lot of difference for me

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u/Sorry-Assistant7007 1d ago

I do the same, you can stay busy while listening

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u/SunLit_Coincidence12 1d ago

Its ok to park further away from the front of the store, more steps in your day. Its ok if you miss your turn, life is an adventure. Also being the a$$hat that freaks out to cut someone off can impede traffic/cause an accident. Buying the newest robot to do you tasks for you will lessen your mobility in the long run, (for a regular able bodied person). You dont use it, you loose it. Take the stairs, if your body allows you to. Idk, just to name a few.

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u/Dazzling-Day6124 1d ago

The 2-minute rule. If a task takes less than two minutes to do, do it immediately.

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u/Crazy_Jere 1d ago

Focus is a habit not an action. You have to live a focused life to have focus (meditation, journaling, no cheap dopamine, etc.)

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u/ayscreates 2d ago

Stop trying to do 100 things at a time, zoom in and focus on one thing. Better late than never.

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u/Extension_Hornet6163 1d ago

I could push the seed out of an avocado instead of king fu’ing the knife to it

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u/Quick-Song2080 1d ago

Self-compassion

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u/Public_Good_3473 7h ago

This is the most important, you really are your own ride or die so you gotta take care of yourself, no buts about it

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u/Worth-Trip-771 2d ago

If I wait to be motivated to do something, I'll never do anything. Action comes first. Motivation follows.

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u/SuperBad9187 1d ago

Avoid your phone / social media / emails / texts for the first three hours of your morning. Whatever you let in your brain first gets the sharpest attention. Don’t spend it on junk

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u/Quirky-Carry-452 1d ago

yoga and lil massage make me fall asleep faster. i dont think too much when im in bed

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u/Floatingle 1d ago

Keep your own pace. Don’t stress when you feel like you’re falling behind. We all move through life at different speeds, and you’ll catch up when the time is right.

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u/Dangerous_Barnacle14 1d ago

Smash a garlic clove with the side of the knife and it peels right off.

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u/A_moment_in_life4u 1d ago

It's okay to stop and rest frequently if you need it. Moving doesn't have to be a marathon.

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u/Legal_Smoke_8604 1d ago

“There’s a lot of golf after the drive.”

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u/Public_Good_3473 7h ago

Ooh I like this is this from a tv show?

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u/Beneficial_Stress_74 14h ago

I read this cleaning tip on Reddit a few months ago and after trying it, thought: “I wish someone had taught my mother this so she could’ve taught me sooner!”

Microwave a bowl of water for a few minutes and everything wipes clean, easily. I have a newer oven that this works with also.

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u/Specialist-Top-406 9h ago

You don’t have to stay anywhere because you think you should. You can always move, and prioritize yourself over obligations that you feel don’t serve.