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Charbel: /* What is learning? How is that different from education? How can we learn more efficiently and effectively? */

2025-11-13T11:12:40Z

What is learning? How is that different from education? How can we learn more efficiently and effectively?

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	=== What is learning? How is that different from education? How can we learn more efficiently and effectively? ===		=== What is learning? How is that different from education? How can we learn more efficiently and effectively? ===

			Humans are born creators - innovators. We are explorers and discoverers, constantly learning and growing as we feed off of our existential reality; we are imagination machines who are born curious and hungry for awe. We explore, we discover, and we create, in perpetuity.

	You may be inclined to think that some of us are not educated (or learned, or informed) enough, and that including everyone’s voice will (certainly) hinder vital conversations and slow down important, time-sensitive decision-making. Well what if everyone had free access to quality learning so that they can fully understand the intricacies and thought processes involved for whatever topic of interest may be under discussion? Isn’t it odd why it isn’t already the case that everyone everywhere already has access to such learning? What if we put our efforts together to create a human-centric, universally inclusive, empirical and intuitive learning platform, based on our immediate need, interest, and/or intention, and customized to the learner’s ability level in real-time, no matter where or who we are. Would such a resource not level the playing field in terms of constructive conversations? Not to mention empowering all individuals everywhere to provide for themselves '''and''' their community.		You may be inclined to think that some of us are not educated (or learned, or informed) enough, and that including everyone’s voice will (certainly) hinder vital conversations and slow down important, time-sensitive decision-making. Well what if everyone had free access to quality learning so that they can fully understand the intricacies and thought processes involved for whatever topic of interest may be under discussion? Isn’t it odd why it isn’t already the case that everyone everywhere already has access to such learning? What if we put our efforts together to create a human-centric, universally inclusive, empirical and intuitive learning platform, based on our immediate need, interest, and/or intention, and customized to the learner’s ability level in real-time, no matter where or who we are. Would such a resource not level the playing field in terms of constructive conversations? Not to mention empowering all individuals everywhere to provide for themselves '''and''' their community.

Charbel: /* Current Synthesis on Personal Growth */

2025-11-13T11:11:55Z

Current Synthesis on Personal Growth

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	''' Proposed: Human Learning and Development '''		''' Proposed: Human Learning and Development '''

	~~Humans are innovators~~. ~~We are explorers~~ and ~~discoverers~~, ~~constantly learning and growing~~ as ~~we feed off~~ of ~~our existential reality; we are imagination machines who are born curious and hungry for awe~~. ~~We explore~~, we ~~discover, and we create, in perpetuity~~.		Johan Norberg, best-selling Swedish author, lecturer, and senior fellow at Washington DC's Cato Institute, argues in his book ''Open'' (2020) that major human advancements can be attributed to open policies, trade and tolerance. Of course various authors argue energy, agriculture and other such factors were the primary driving force, but I would argue that these were all built on Norberg's fundamental catalyst as no one would have harnessed energy or developed agriculture if there was no openness to share knowledge of process. As per the old adage, we stand on the shoulders of giants.

	Free access to all that we currently hold as collective human knowledge could be made available through efficient learning experiences. Rather than breaking down faculties in terms of subject matters under Science, Art and Philosophy, we can break them down in terms of human experience and growth potential. These could include a strong and healthy body, an acutely aware mind, and covering all that a human might care to learn regardless of where they may be located.		So then, why not built our frameworks and platforms with such overarching, universal values that can promulgate growth and catapult innovation on an unprecedented scale? Free access to all that we currently hold as collective human knowledge could be made available through efficient learning experiences. Rather than breaking down faculties in terms of subject matters under Science, Art and Philosophy, we can break them down in terms of human experience and growth potential. These could include a strong and healthy body, an acutely aware mind, and covering all that a human might care to learn regardless of where they may be located.

	Access to such quality learning should always remain freely accessible and available to anyone, anywhere and at anytime.<br>		Access to such quality learning should always remain freely accessible and available to anyone, anywhere and at anytime.<br>

Charbel at 09:53, 25 October 2025

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	We need to start somewhere, so why not start with ourselves?<br>		'''We need to start somewhere, so why not start with ourselves?'''<br>''How can we maximize our human potential? At what point does human health or cognition begin to form? We already know that the parents health have a direct causation of a child's health at inception and throughout a mother's pregnancy. According to some child development theories, a psychopath that lacks trust and empathy can be created as early as ages 0 to 2 when not tended to as a baby crying for attention. This would mean that we would need to start from the very beginning of a human life and define how to nurture it to the best of our abilities to ensure everyone, everywhere has truly equal access to opportunity in maximizing their full human potential.''
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	''How can we maximize our human potential? At what point does human health or cognition begin to form? We already know that the parents health have a direct causation of a child's health at inception and throughout a mother's pregnancy. According to some child development theories, a psychopath that lacks trust and empathy can be created as early as ages 0 to 2 when not tended to as a baby crying for attention. This would mean that we would need to start from the very beginning of a human life and define how to nurture it to the best of our abilities to ensure everyone, everywhere has truly equal access to opportunity in maximizing their full human potential.''
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	=== Current Synthesis on Personal Growth ===		=== Current Synthesis on Personal Growth ===

Charbel at 09:52, 25 October 2025

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			We need to start somewhere, so why not start with ourselves?<br>

			''How can we maximize our human potential? At what point does human health or cognition begin to form? We already know that the parents health have a direct causation of a child's health at inception and throughout a mother's pregnancy. According to some child development theories, a psychopath that lacks trust and empathy can be created as early as ages 0 to 2 when not tended to as a baby crying for attention. This would mean that we would need to start from the very beginning of a human life and define how to nurture it to the best of our abilities to ensure everyone, everywhere has truly equal access to opportunity in maximizing their full human potential.''
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	=== Current Synthesis on Personal Growth ===		=== Current Synthesis on Personal Growth ===

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	See [[Culture]] for further considerations of language and religion.		See [[Culture]] for further considerations of language and religion.

	'''~~This matter eventually requires attention from everyone, everywhere.~~ We can begin compiling all we know with the help of folks who are knowledgeable in all areas of personal growth, human development, engineering, arts, languages, species evolution, environmental sciences, and so on.'''		'''We can begin compiling all we know with the help of folks who are knowledgeable in all areas of personal growth, human development, engineering, arts, languages, species evolution, environmental sciences, and so on.'''
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Charbel: /* Why We Can't Do This Alone */

2025-10-09T10:53:06Z

Why We Can't Do This Alone

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	To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com		To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com
	Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM<br>		Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM<br>
	I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow, I did not breed or perfect the seeds.		I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow, I did not breed or perfect the seeds.<br>
			I do not make any of my own clothing.<br>
	I do not make any of my own clothing.		I speak a language I did not invent or refine.<br>
			I did not discover the mathematics I use.<br>
	I speak a language I did not invent or refine.		I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate.<br>
			I am moved by music I did not create myself.<br>
	I did not discover the mathematics I use.		When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive.<br>
			I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with.<br>
	I am protected by freedoms and laws I did not conceive of or legislate, and do not enforce or adjudicate.		I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being.<br>

	I am moved by music I did not create myself.

	When I needed medical attention, I was helpless to help myself survive.

	I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with.

	I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being.

	Sent from my iPad		Sent from my iPad

Charbel: /* Why We Can't Do This Alone */

2025-10-09T10:52:16Z

Why We Can't Do This Alone

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	From: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com		From: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com
	To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com		To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com
	Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM		Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM<br>
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	I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow, I did not breed or perfect the seeds.		I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow, I did not breed or perfect the seeds.

Charbel: /* Why We Can't Do This Alone */

2025-10-09T10:52:01Z

Why We Can't Do This Alone

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	To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com		To: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com
	Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM		Date: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08PM
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	I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow, I did not breed or perfect the seeds.		I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow, I did not breed or perfect the seeds.

Charbel: /* Can We Envision Something Better than What we Have Now? */

2025-10-09T10:50:55Z

Can We Envision Something Better than What we Have Now?

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	Here's how I described [https://www.epangea.top ePangea's LMBoK] in February 2020 - ''Lmbok at a glance - bird's eyeview		Here's how I described [https://www.epangea.top/the-mission#h.bngtkulgmksu ePangea's LMBoK] in February 2020 - ''Lmbok at a glance - bird's eyeview

	An intuitive interface that permits users to determine the plausible questions that they could explore and discover, which they would not otherwise know to ask (to know about things that they did not know they did not know)		An intuitive interface that permits users to determine the plausible questions that they could explore and discover, which they would not otherwise know to ask (to know about things that they did not know they did not know)

Charbel: /* Existing Tools */

2025-10-09T10:49:54Z

Existing Tools

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	=== Existing Tools ===		=== Existing Tools ===
	[https://ocw.mit.edu/ MIT's OpenCourseware], [https://Edx.org Edx.org] and [https://Coursera.org Coursera.org] currently provide access to numerous quality courses from reputed establishments such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. These resources provide direct access or AUDIT options that allow ~~you~~ to peruse through all course materials and content for ~~absolutely~~ free.		[https://ocw.mit.edu/ MIT's OpenCourseware], [https://Edx.org Edx.org] and [https://Coursera.org Coursera.org] currently provide access to numerous quality courses from reputed establishments such as Harvard, MIT, and Stanford. These resources provide direct access or AUDIT/PREVIEW options that allow anyone to peruse through all course materials and content for free.

	One ~~of the courses available for free on these sites~~ is entitled Learning How to Learn, by Barbara Oakley (and ~~friends~~). Its ~~follow up~~ sequel ~~I believe~~ was entitled Learn Like a Pro. I recommend these courses to all of my students as they help us better understand ourselves and how we can optimize our time learning far more efficiently and effectively than we would without knowledge of the contents of these courses.		One such course is entitled Learning How to Learn, by Barbara Oakley (and colleagues). Its sequel was entitled Learn Like a Pro. I recommend these courses to all of my highschool and university students as they help us better understand ourselves and how we can optimize our time learning far more efficiently and effectively than we would without knowledge of the contents provided in these courses.

	Establishments like [https://www.uopeople.edu/ University of the People] are working to make fully certifiable tertiary degrees available to the masses in localized languages without leaving their students indebted.		Establishments like [https://www.uopeople.edu/ University of the People] are working to make fully certifiable tertiary degrees available to the masses in localized languages without leaving their students indebted.
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	Community service may very well be a decent step forward in rebuilding community values and bringing people together again, growing and learning together through their actions and lessons learned. An approach to learning through living.		Community service may very well be a decent step forward in rebuilding community values and bringing people together again, growing and learning together through their actions and lessons learned. An approach to learning through living.

	When ChatGPT was released, ~~the author~~ was relieved to know that he may no longer have to build such an engine by ~~himself~~. We still need to:		When ChatGPT was released, I was relieved to know that I may no longer have to build such an engine by myself. We still need to:
	* Ensure that it is relevant and free of biases if we're to leverage it to provide free, quality, universally inclusive human-centric learning		* Ensure that it is relevant and free of biases if we're to leverage it to provide free, quality, universally inclusive human-centric learning (garbage in, garbage out)
	* Build an intuitive interface (which is apparently being worked on already) to help users find the right questions and prompts (it's far more difficult to pose the right question than it is to provide the right answer);		* Build an intuitive interface (which is apparently being worked on already) to help users find the right questions and prompts (it's far more difficult to pose the right question than it is to provide the right answer);
	* Provide an avatar to ~~indicate~~ personal learning progress		* Provide an avatar to measure and track personal learning, progress and growth
	* Provide an actions and skills interface to determine what learning experiences are still required before we can perform certain tasks that we~~'re~~ interested in accomplishing		* Provide an actions and skills interface to determine what learning experiences are still required before we can perform certain tasks that we are interested in accomplishing (whether personally, for an association's program objectives or any particular community need)
	* So on and so forth		* So on and so forth

	To track and evaluate learning progress, data miners can create algorithms based on [https://educationaldatamining.org/ Educational Data Mining] advances with the help of courses like the one produced by PennX, entitled ''Knowledge Inference and Structure Discovery for Education'' ([https://edx.org free to audit on edx.org]).		To track and evaluate learning progress, data miners can create algorithms based on [https://educationaldatamining.org/ Educational Data Mining] advances with the help of courses like the one produced by PennX, entitled ''Knowledge Inference and Structure Discovery for Education'' ([https://edx.org free to audit on edx.org]).

	In terms of written content, Blinkist has done a pretty fantastic job at making a wealth of information easily digestible. There are few free alternatives like it at the moment, but I've personally used it for ~~about~~ 3yrs now and haven't cared enough to investigate them. I would love to see a web of relationships amongst their library, connecting the various views and perspectives that are shared by the authors. This could allow us to create virtual "past" conversations that can transcend time!		In terms of written content, Blinkist has done a pretty fantastic job at making a wealth of information easily digestible. There are few free alternatives like it at the moment, but I've personally used it for over 3yrs now and haven't cared enough to investigate them. I would love to see a web of relationships amongst their library, connecting the various views and perspectives that are shared by the authors. This could allow us to create virtual "past" conversations that can transcend time!

	==== Can We Envision Something Better than What we Have Now? ====		==== Can We Envision Something Better than What we Have Now? ====
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	Here's how I described ePangea's LMBoK in February 2020 - ''Lmbok at a glance - bird's eyeview		Here's how I described [https://www.epangea.top ePangea's LMBoK] in February 2020 - ''Lmbok at a glance - bird's eyeview

	An intuitive interface that permits users to determine the plausible questions that they could explore and discover, which they would not otherwise know to ask (to know about things that they did not know they did not know)		An intuitive interface that permits users to determine the plausible questions that they could explore and discover, which they would not otherwise know to ask (to know about things that they did not know they did not know)
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	As I write this journal entry on the final day (30th) of the ninth month (September) in 2023, well-respected media outlets such as the BBC are discussing how ''Discovering Alien Lifeform is Now, Only a Matter of Time!''; how ''Unlimited Energy through Nuclear Fusion is Now, Achievable''; and how ''Superconductivity, or frictionless energy transfer Is possible''.		As I write this journal entry on the final day (30th) of the ninth month (September) in 2023, well-respected media outlets such as the BBC are discussing how ''Discovering Alien Lifeform is Now, Only a Matter of Time!''; how ''Unlimited Energy through Nuclear Fusion is Now, Achievable''; and how ''Superconductivity, or frictionless energy transfer Is possible''.

	Anything is possible.		Anything, is possible.

Charbel: /* Why We Can't Do This Alone */

2025-10-09T09:54:33Z

Why We Can't Do This Alone

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	==== Why We Can't Do This Alone ====		==== Why We Can't Do This Alone ====
	Which curriculum is the best, the American, the French, the Russian, the Cuban, the Catholic..? What if we took the best of all worlds and ~~made a worldly compilation of~~ all ~~of the best~~ knowledge known to ~~man~~, created by all humans and made available for all humans? That has been my dream for decades now.		Which curriculum is the best, the American, the French, the Russian, the Cuban, the Catholic, the IB, the ...? What if we took the best of all worlds and compiled all knowledge known to humans, created by all humans, and made available for all humans? That has been my personal dream for decades now.

	Though I'm more of a Wozniak fan, the following letter perhaps best represents how '''no one''' survives or reaches any worthwhile accomplishment alone, no matter how self-made they think they are - it's simply a misconception shown by many thinkers over the past ~~millenia~~ (thank you Prashanth, aka Gremlin Trapper at Launchpad23, for sharing this in our campfire/bookreview digital room):		Though I'm more of a Wozniak fan, the following letter perhaps best represents how '''no one''' survives or reaches any worthwhile accomplishment alone, no matter how self-made they think they are - it's simply a misconception shown by many thinkers over the past millennia (thank you Prashanth, aka Gremlin Trapper at Launchpad23, for sharing this in our campfire/bookreview digital room):

	From: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com		From: Steve Jobs, sjobs@apple.com