Progress means forward movement in the way of developments etc. But to move in forward direction requires that we must 'think' in forward direction. In case we do not 'think' at all i.e. our thinking is 'static', again we cannot make progress in this way. To move forward, towards the way of development, (i.e. to make progress) is possible only when we 'think' in forward direction.
The direction of our 'thinking' depends on the way we handle any new information. The usual course of handling any new information can be described in terms of following formula:
Learning = New Information + Updating the previous understanding
As a result of the application of new information, we usually update our previous understanding on the issue. In this way we 'learn'. Learning also can be defined as "up-dating the previous understanding structure as a result of the application of new information".
But, above is only the usual way of handling new information. All people, in all cases do not handle new information in the above mentioned way. There are basically three approaches for handling new information; (i) Regressive Approach; which is 'backward thinking' approach, (ii) Static Approach; where people do not 'think' by themselves and; (iii) Progressive Approach; which is the 'forward thinking' approach and is necessary for making progress.
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