How To be knowledgeable!

You know friends... there is no tips and trics and magic to becoming a knowledgeable. Knowledge is the accumulation of facts, information, skills, and the ability to recall and use these resources. Here are some suggestions on increasing your own mental wealth of information.


1. Use your time with learning in mind.
                                               An hour spent on a computer may expand your knowledge of an online  game, or allow you to experience cultures and events which otherwise you might not know existed.


2. Visit the library.
                                               It may seem like an outdated notion, but libraries are a tremendous source of knowledge, and provide an atmosphere which should be conducive to study and learning.
 
3.  Keep an open mind. 
                                               When you are convinced you know something, and allow preconceived notions to block your ability to view ideas or topics in a fresh light, you limit your ability to learn. If great scientists had not questioned conventional knowledge, we would still live in a flat world at the center of the universe.
 
4.  Talk to people who are versed in a variety of topics.
                                               This might mean a computer geek at school, if you want to learn about computers, or a person you have randomly met who has credentials in a subject that interests you.
 
5.   Ask questions, then listen to the answer.
                                               If you are in doubt, keep mental notes, and check other sources. There are people who will "create" facts to impress you, or to "pull your leg".
6.   Think about unconventional ideas and information.
 
7.   Study the world from your own unique perspective.
8.   Get out of your own comfort zone.
9.   Keep journals or notes of interesting facts to expand upon them or refresh your memory of them.
10. Look at a broad spectrum of information.
11. Spend time in front of the television at educational channels
                                              or specialized channels that interest you, like Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, or home improvement, craft, or cooking channels.
 
12. Choose hobbies, and suggest that family and friends
                                              give you holiday and birthday gifts with educational value.
 
13. Look at the world around you every day with a critical, and observant eye.
14. Experiment.
15. Read the newspaper, magazines, and periodicals.