The Art of Self-Directed Learning is a collection of 23 stories and insights that will help you become a more motivated and self-guided learner.
Drawing on a decade of research, adventures, and interviews conducted by Blake Boles (author of College Without High School and Better Than College), this book will inspire you to craft your own unconventional education, no matter whether you’re a young adult, recent graduate, parent, or simply someone who never wants to stop learning.
Each chapter is brief, story-oriented, and accompanied by an original line drawing, making The Art of Self-Directed Learning a great choice for readers and “non-readers” alike.
Chapters include:
- The Girl Who Sailed Around the World
- What Self-Directed Learners Do
- What Self-Directed Learners Don’t Do
- Consensual Learning
- Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
- Discipline, Dissected
- Cages and Keys
- Second Right Answers
- Googling Everything
- E-mailing Strangers
- The Digital Paper Trail
- Information Versus Knowledge
- Alone, Together
- Nerd Clans
- Learning How to Learn
- The Dance Lesson
- Indescribable Sexiness
- Deliberate Practice
- Pumping Poop for the Win
- Passion, Skill, Market
- Time Wealth
- Career Advice from a Robot Dinosaur
- How to Light Your Mind on Fire