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Unlearn to learn anew

Purva Shoor
4 min readNov 30, 2024

Practice from off the beat literature to revive your mental muscle

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An expert always resists novelty. They are so sure that they know it all, that another version is seldom accepted. For them to accept another theory is difficult because they have to first unlearn their perspective before they recognize a different one.

The war of scientists is such. And then there are some research findings that might help refute what is known, helps us to unlearn certain facts to acknowledge something new.

Unlearn what you perceived from the world as a child. Think over again and learn what you already know with a new lens. You will soon have a chronology to your concepts, which becomes knowledge.

It is impossible to begin to learn that which one thinks one already knows-Epictetus

The quest for knowledge helps you to contemplate things in your mind in accordance to your desire to learn and think. Those keen to learn would essentially seek time solely for this purpose. You shall await a weekend to further your knowledge and not keep partying and drinking like an aimless animal in a jungle, who needs friends to cause themselves indigestion.

I have authored an article on forming algorithms for learning previously on Medium. To develop such…

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Purva Shoor
Purva Shoor

Written by Purva Shoor

I am a doctor, writer and I write to inspire readers to think for themselves and light a candle in their niche for a perfect world around them.

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