Self-education — self-education, work on your personality. To avoid confusion, self-education should be distinguished from self-improvement. Self-improvement is aimed at heights and perfection, self-education sets more simple and everyday tasks.
An impulsive person with an explosive character teaches himself not to yell, cultivates restraint in himself — this is self-education. A calm and adequate person teaches himself wisdom — this is self-improvement. A child teaches himself not to lie and not to fight — this is self-education. A young graduate of the conservatory enthusiastically works out virtuoso passages day after day — this is self-improvement.
Self-education is the first step to self-improvement.
Unfortunately, even this first step is taken by few. As a conscious, purposeful and independent work on oneself, self-education is a rarity today. Self-education is not the most popular social value; self-education is more often carried away for a while and work on oneself in fits and starts, more often “when it gets hot” or under the influence of someone’s inspiring example. Self-education usually starts with a good teacher, with whom you are interested and who knows how to talk to you.
Curbing one’s desires, weaning oneself from bad habits, accustoming oneself to organization, cultivating courage — almost everyone knows the list of typical tasks for self-education. And who successfully solved these important tasks? — Very many. We will find it difficult to list, and the page is not enough, and simply not all first names and surnames are familiar to readers. Let only the most famous ones sound: Benjamin Franklin (look at his Plan …). Of ours — A.V. Suvorov. A.A. Lyubishchev.
In summary: it is not so important what is more important for you today — self-education or self-improvement, the main thing is to start working on yourself or continue it, doing it more effectively. What can help you along the way?
You can, of course, work on yourself on your own. Only people like it together, and with the host, and it is especially good if this can be done from any city and from any country in the world — online, via the Internet. Today it is already possible. We invite you to the Distance online! Distance is the most popular self-development system in Russia, developed by N.I. Kozlov. This is the development of communication skills, leadership, self-organization, building relationships in the family, the opportunity to improve your health, teach yourself to go to bed on time, wean yourself from complaints, excuses and self-blame, teach yourself to hear, understand and feel people professionally. All this can be yours. Today, you can work on the Distance, including online, via the Internet, and in different formats: both simpler (cheaper) and more expensive, but guaranteeing the highest quality result. Choose what suits you, and — go ahead, start working!