Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) American psychologist
The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (1971).
1970s and later
Variant: …it’s not just learning that’s important. It’s learning what to do with what you learn and learning why you learn things that matters.
Abraham Maslow (1908–1970) American psychologist
The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (1971).
1970s and later
“Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Source: The Analects, Chapter II
“Winning or losing does not matter as much as what you learn from it.”
Carlos Gershenson (1978) Mexican researcher
Source: Design and Control of Self-organizing Systems (2007), p. 133
“When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, "Not to unlearn what you have learned."”
Diogenes Laërtius (180–240) biographer of ancient Greek philosophers
Antisthenes, 4.
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 200 A.D.), Book 6: The Cynics
Haruki Murakami book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Source: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running