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Love to Learn

by bussetta on 4/23/13, 7:08 AM with 16 comments

• by henrik_w on 4/23/13, 7:59 AM

  The learning never stops - and that's a good thing (it would be boring if you were done at some point).

  In my case, I finished an M.Sc. in computer science, and really loved all the subjects we were exposed to. When I graduated, I had decided to go back and do a Ph.D. to be able to continue learning about cool stuff.

  But I worked in industry several years before going back, and loved that too. I quit the Ph.D. program after one year, mostly because I liked working in industry better. And by that time (yes, it took me that long), I had realized that learning doesn't have to take place at school/university. You can keep learning your whole career, which is one of the things I love about being a programmer - it never gets boring.

• by showsover on 4/23/13, 2:15 PM

  One thing that certainly helps is online courses like Coursera, Udacity and others.

  In my case this works wonderfully because I work so much better when there're multiple deadlines for the assignments, instead of a vague end.

• by michaelochurch on 4/23/13, 10:57 AM

  I think this is one of the most important things in life-- to keep your curiosity intact. It isn't easy. There are a million organizational forces that will try to discourage you from having it, in their efforts to push everyone into mediocrity, but I think that if you keep your head up a bit and don't lose that spark of creativity, there are rewards at the end of the slog... somewhere, after ups and downs that most people can't tolerate.

  I enjoy learning at work, especially if working on something no one told me to do. You really gain an appreciation for the value of education when you steal it from a boss.

• by incawater on 4/23/13, 5:55 PM

  I think, We are learner born to death.

• by teeboy on 4/23/13, 8:05 AM

  You are a domain squatter. It's a shame people like you lurk on HN.