University is harder than I remember; although as I was an undergraduate over 15 years ago maybe it is my memory!
I’ve been quiet recently because I’ve been away at University of East Anglia on a course about water security (thank you work). It was a fascinating week, but very tiring as we were kept busy all day and every evening (although some of those were networking in a pub).
A lot of the topics were new to me, but connected to my work so I could relate to the information; and this made me think of a discussion I had with managers early in my career.
I’d been asked to manage a project, and as it was my first one and I didn’t know much about project management I asked for some training. The response was training is more effective after you’ve been working in the area for a while because you can attach learning points to real life events. I replied by wondering how easy it was to undo bad habits once developed due to lack of information. Of course, now I’m older and wiser I understand both views. I know from my own experience it is easier to learn when you can connect it to your own life, but I still believe it is important to provide people with some training or guidance for their job.
I love learning, as indicated by one of my values to challenge myself by trying new things and through continued learning, and I do it many ways; reading, listening, watching or jumping in and giving it ago.
How do you learn best? What is the last new thing you learnt?
![First year university student accommodation?](https://darktea.co.uk/darktea/blog/wp-content/uploads//20130620-university-accomodation-300x200.png)
P.S. My room was in the middle of the undergraduate accommodation and I’m sure I never lived like this!