Learning

[RemyZee]

Is learning an emotion? It is for me. Like if you define emotion as a states of happiness or intuition, or similarly the sadness and depression of learning about a difficult historic event or at times even rage are embodied in he act of learning.

 

[FayetheADHDsquirrel]

I don't see it as an emotion but learning things can certainly have an impact on one's emotions.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Learning makes me happy, I enjoy it. Watch U tube for information, not entertainment. lots of science math when possible.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

Is learning an emotion? It is for me. Like if you define emotion as a states of happiness or intuition, or similarly the sadness and depression of learning about a difficult historic event or at times even rage are embodied in he act of learning.

No, but may trigger emotions. For some people, there can be a "dopamine hit" from learning something new, especially if it can positively affect their lives. Some people, like myself, are always seeking more knowledge as if were a hunger. My mind does not like to be bored or quiet, as in like it almost is distressed by not having something to think about, learn, or do. In part, I think this is the mechanism for many of my special interests, as I often find myself digging further and further into topics.

 

[FilterFreq]

As others have said, there are a lot of emotions tied up in learning. If we're doing so for the sake of our own curiosity and joy, it's likely a positive experience. However if we're burnt out and doing it only to complete a course in school, for example, we might start to feel a bit negative about it.

I've never been good at learning in a traditional sense (repeating information back with little hands-on interaction), yet I excel when I can do it on my own (creating unique challenges, doing projects myself, etc). Sometimes it seems like our society values memory and communicating our specific memory of a topic over proving we understand something thoroughly, so there can be a lot of baggage in that department as well (or at least there is for me!).