Applying Knowledge of Self

With the power of the internet, individuals have access to information at their fingertips. Because of this individuals can at least somewhat knowledgable on hundreds of topics. The question now is,

"Are we "learning" or just "collecting information?""

For example, let's say a young child told you that they learned how to tie their shoe laces.

Would your first assumption be that they watched a YouTube video and now they're an expert? Or would it be that they watched someone else and then applied that knowledge in order to tie their shoelace? Probably the latter, right?

The difference between the two is the application step.

Without that we're just hoarding information.

To learn something we must apply it to our lives; from learning how to walk, learning a new language, learning how to flat twist, learning how to support black economics, you name it, application is key!

While I appreciate a YouTube video or a documentary just as much as the next person, my learning doesn't stop once the video does.

It's not enough to have knowledge, one must apply it.

So when we say, "I'm striving to have knowledge of self?" What does that truly mean?

Well, for me it meant learning about my genealogy, learning about melanin, learning about my hair, learning how to live my best life, learning how to unite blacks around the world, and learning that the learning never ends.

But I truly didn't learn anything until I applied the information into my life which I'm still doing.

So what does "knowledge of self" mean to you? And how are you applying that knowledge into your life?