The Output of Leaning

Fragments from imaginary dialogues

“What is the output of Learning?”

“On one level, the output of Learning is Growth.

Growth is incremental change.

Growth is both change and non-change.
Change in that it involves the movement from one state to another.
Non-change in that it involves the creation of persistent structures.

On a pragmatic level, the output of Learning is the creation of persistent structures.
Persistent behavioral-structures – Habits.
Persistent mental-structures – Insights. 

Insights are the essence of Understanding, and the building-blocks of Knowledge.”