Ask yourself following 7 questions.
(i) Do you want to learn? [Yes/No]
(ii) What do you want to learn? [(fill the blank)]
(iii) Why do you want to learn the particular subject? [(answer)]
(iv) How do you want to learn? [Choose appropriate]
From/with people
School
Seminar
Group
Private tutorial
Self
(Books, Videos, Internet, practice)
Environmental
Going there/being there/participation
(v) How do you make assessment for your learning? [Choose appropriate]
Performance improvements
Exam score
Contest results
Time you spent (not a good measure)
Money you spent (not a good measure)
Efforts you made (not a good measure)
Number of the learning experience (if applicable)
Satisfaction (subject to manipulation)
a Diploma (not necessarily a good measure, subject to manipulation)
Other (specify)
(vi) What is your goal? [(answer)]
(vii) How do you exit/end the process (if applicable)? [(answer)]
Optional 8th question:
(viii) What are you going to do if you don't learn the subject as well as you hoped? [(choose appropriate)]
Quit, blaming self
Quit, blaming others
Quit, thanking self and/or others for revealing who you are
Continue, with adjustments in your hope
Continue, with adjustments in your time frame (someday...)
Continue, with adjustments in your learning plans (change teacher/school etc)
Continue, with more efforts on your side
Other (specify)
Learning appears to be very interactive process. But deep down it is not. Learning something means that you learn something. It is a change inside you. Unless there is a change inside you, you did not learn a thing.
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