"The difference between structured and unstructured learning is in intentionality. With the former, the learning path is guided by pre-defined objectives. With the latter, there is generally no such explicit direction and occurs more naturally."

"I think about structured learning as having three distinct phases. Discovery of new ideas, sense-making, and experimentation. Cycling through the three can take days or months, time generally doesn’t bound each phase."

"Sense-making — the trigger for this phase is identifying a topic from the discovery “list” and deciding that I want to research and go deeper."

"Output: a visual knowledge map on Heptabase e.g., map for key consulting skills. In addition, I keep track of all of the major sources of literature I consume e.g., books on Goodreads, written content on Glasp."

"Internal motivation would peter out in the absence of formal structure i.e., school had exams and the promise of getting into university or getting a job was a powerful motivator."

"My hypothesis is that replacing institutional oversight with the public record of the internet would encourage similar behaviour."

"Intentionally sharing my learning and progress in public spaces is my antidote to the post-school learning motivation challenge."

"If I read a compelling piece of written content, I’ll annotate and shelve it accordingly with Glasp."

"The public record of the internet serves as a strong accountability incentive"

"Structured learning is different to unstructured learning: The difference between structured and unstructured learning is in intentionality."

"Why structured learning becomes difficult after school: In high school, there are very clear learning paths charted out — whether it was higher education, a gap year, or an apprenticeship."

"I think about structured learning as having three distinct phases. Discovery of new ideas, sense-making, and experimentation."

"Activity: walking through life with eyes wide open. Taking cues from work, hobbies, consumed media or literature."

"Outcome: generate a backlog of topic areas that I can allow myself to jump into, each tied to an objective i.e., where and how I can realise the value if I choose to spend the time learning a topic."

"Output: artefacts on my public channels e.g., tweets or threads on Twitter, articles or visuals on this blog (what you’re reading here, now, is an example of such an artefact)."

"My chosen remedy is to be thoughtful and document as much as is possible (while still being convenient) the literature (I use this term loosely to encapsulate any piece of content that exists in the wilds of the internet)."

"Feel overjoyed knowing that I am leaving breadcrumbs that others may find value in long after I move on from learning of a topic area."

"The public record of the internet serves as a strong accountability incentive:"