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Lovers of Learning
"Your journey from being inspired to becoming the inspiration"

Lovers of Learning was officially started in August of 2017 by Henri Lindroos and Anders Nilsson. Their journey in the love of learning started much earlier though, expressing itself in different ways such as martial arts and painting.

Lovers of Learning was started to challenge the conventional approach to learning. Most institutions for learning are setup for passive learning in groups according to a curriculum, usually led by someone more knowledgeable than the learners. Lovers of Learning believe that learning should not be dependent on how other people teach, that is not how we naturally learn. Instead each of us need to take a deliberate, self-regulated and reflective approach to learning, to reach our full learning potential. This is regardless of field of interest, whether it be in sports, research, relationships or work.

The Lovers of Learning Method
The Lovers of Learning method is developed from this approach. It focuses on the individual and how one can take control of your learning Environment and thereby improve in the most efficient way. The method is created from more than 20 years of martial arts experience, the experience of other people successful within their field and also recent advances in the study of learning (cognitive neuroscience). It is a concrete and practical method for how one should structure the practice towards excellence.

The Lovers of Learning method consists of three main parts: The long-term process, The short-term process and The values.

The long-term process
The journey in learning starts with finding an inspiration, the intrinsic motivation that serves as the fuel and roadmap throughout. The second stage in learning is imitation, the self-regulated collection of solutions to make effective and efficient progress, learning from the greats within your field. Learning does not end with imitation though. The last stage of learning is creation, the combining of the solutions from the greats into your creative and unique expression.

The short-term process
Your daily practice involves both internal and external practice or in other words implicit and explicit practice. Internal practice involves actual physical practice, for example when learning to play a sport, it is getting on a practice field and play. If it is music, it is training with the instrument. External practice is the practice between internal practices. It transforms your practice into a self-regulated and deliberate approach:

The short-term cycle: Internal practice: Playing, feeling, doing mistakes without yet being aware of potential problems and solutions. External practice: Reflecting on the experience after the training session. Becoming aware of the problems, and looking for potential solutions from world-class examples. Making a plan for next internal practice session.

The Lovers of Learning method makes this cycle a daily habit so your short-term training will become as efficient as possible

The values
The lover of learning commits to three values to ensure reaching the desired destination of becoming the inspiration to others. The values are referred to as the three C’s: Consistency is the commitment to concentrated efforts over a long-term period. Challenge is the commitment to patiently raising the level of resistance to raise beyond past levels of performance. Compassion is the commitment to contribute to the community, to giving back. It can be done by sharing one’s work with the community or through providing inspiration or some other forms of assistance.

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