Whatever happened to the post-modern age?

A friend recently shared some thoughts with me about how everybody tries to solve their problems logically.

If you don’t know something, it can be learned. So, for instance, if you’re struggling with parenting, you could take a course and discover some helpful techniques.

Yet, at different times, we all shut down. Instead of seeking help, we begin to rely on our own brains — the same brains that got us into the mess we’re in. Typically, that only leads to more frustration. It gets us stuck in a rut.

As I see it, there are a couple of things going on here.

First is the battle between traditional education and ongoing self-education. Inevitably, it seems most people value the former more.

Yet, when I think back on my personal development journey to this point, my greatest lessons have come from life itself, business and ongoing self-education. Traditional education only barely makes it into the picture at fourth place.

I’ve investigated the roots of the education system, and in my estimation, it wasn’t exactly started with kind or benevolent intentions. It was invented more to straighten up “unruly” children than anything else.

Google it for yourself if you don’t believe me.