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Learning Power

^z8th July 2025 at 8:15am

"Learning Power" — a concept that deserves reflection and thought, especially in these days of Large Language Models and Generative AI and humans searching for meaning in life. Especially valuable, the alliterative taxonomy of learning power capacities from Guy Claxton's 2002 book Building Learning Power:

  • Resilience — emotional and attentional aspects of learning ... perseverance ... absorption ... concentration ... perceptiveness ...
  • Resourcefulness — cognitive aspects of learning ... questioning ... connecting ... imagining ... reasoning ...
  • Reciprocity — social dimensions of learning ... interdependence ... collaboration ... listening ... empathy ...
  • Reflection — strategic management and self-awareness ... planning ... self-evaluating ... distilling... meta-learning ...
... or in Toki Pona, perhaps in brief:

lon wawa
lon sona
lon kulupu
lon mi

toki pona loose translation
lon wawabeing strong
lon sonabeing wise
lon kulupubeing social
lon mibeing ourselves

(cf Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind (2005-06-03), The Heart of Buddhism (2015-01-10), Equanimity and Magnanimity (2015-02-19), Mantra - Be on Good Form (2016-05-10), ...) - ^z - 2025-07-08

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