Learning as if you were shopping

Learning as if you were shopping

How often do you go shopping?

What makes you purchase goods or services? Pleasant looks, your needs, a sales season, your shopping mood?

What makes you study? Your need to learn something new, attractive ads of a learning course, your "back to school" feeling in September?

So, what can help you be persistent in learning, just like you are in shopping?

You are in a shopping mall full of attractive stores. You look around, get curious about certain offers, pass by some stores, enter others, leave without buying, purchase something you weren't even going to... It might look similar to choosing a learning course: the Web is like an enormous shopping mall with lots of proposals, jumping at you, appealing and inviting. You click on a link, find yourself at a website, probably buy and then... it depends on how determined you are to learn.

You are attracted by seasonal sales or a special offer, buy a course and then again your result in learning depends on your own determination.

Being a more reasonable buyer, you analyze the course and see whether or not it fits your needs. If you do so, there is a better chance to make a good choice, get what you really need and not just to make an emotional purchase.

If you don't want to be influenced by super-attractive proposals and buy what you won't really use later, the best way to escape suggestion is making a shopping learning list. What exactly would you like to learn? How long should the course last? What's the expected duration of the course? Is there a certificate you could get in the end? Having the detailed list you are better prepared and can just check if an offer meets your expectations. All ticks - buy. Cross - keep on searching.

Another way to do smart "learning course shopping" is subscribing to an online learning platform with a vast choice of topics and specializations. This will help you take your time before you decide which course to take, as well as keep updated with the most relevant learning options.

Whatever kind of buyer you are, an emotional, a reasonable, a smart or a reluctant one, good luck with your shopping learning and enjoy the process!