(2023-01-23) Limberg Become Wise In Public

Peter Limberg: Become Wise in Public. The fastest way to learn is to learn in public. That is what a developer who goes by swyx argues in a short piece, "Learn in Public,” which inspired the learn in public movement. (learning in public)

One of the best ways to learn is to teach. Even if you are creating a simple blog post on something simple like budgeting, creating something will bring you a sense of aliveness. You will “find the others,” who are A) at your learning edge and B) vibe with you.

Once you gain a specific degree of knowledge and skill, people will seek your advice, and if you so choose, you can move into the market creator economy with a book, course, or coaching practice

Another reason swyx’s advice is brilliant is that public learners are directly tapped into what Piotr Wozniak calls the “learn drive,” which he contrasts to the “school drive.” The former is our innate and neverending desire to learn. The latter is the system of rewards and penalties around learning, suppressing the learn drive, resulting in “learned helplessness” in many.

The learn in public movement emancipates the learn drive. It sidesteps “hidden curriculums” and any attempt to instrumentalize this drive.

The scene The Stoa belongs to was once called the “sensemaking web,” then the “liminal web,” and now the term “wisdom web” is being used.