{"id":86383,"date":"2025-08-04T22:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T22:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/degreed.com\/experience\/?p=86383"},"modified":"2025-09-12T01:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T01:45:25","slug":"self-directed-learning-building-skills-and-confidence-for-lifelong-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/degreed.com\/experience\/blog\/self-directed-learning-building-skills-and-confidence-for-lifelong-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Self-Directed Learning: Building Skills and Confidence for Lifelong Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ability to take ownership of learning is more than a nice-to-have. \u2014It&#8217;s essential. 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