And still enjoy the fruits of relationships with other people. To be really clear about who I am and communicate that to others is hard. I think it's important that I learn about other people too. Because it's interesting to see how they live their lives and how they have their perceptions of the world and that's another way of collecting data, in a way, that I can find useful, or take what's useful or not. These experiences are more likely to change or broaden one's perceptions because they are usually viewed as more intrinsically meaningful than other kinds of experiences.
Adults learn by constructing meaning from their experiences.
Situations which aren't viewed as meaningful are typically rejected as a source of learning. An important aspect of these meaningful learning experiences is that they not only involve one's intellectual faculties, but one's emotional capacities as well. Thus, incorporating elements of social and developmental learning will undoubtedly enhance the impact of standard learning activities. Relatedly, purely instrumental learning is both a solitary experience and fairly passive in nature - we typically are receiving what another has to teach. Again, while this is a common and important way to learn, adult learning is more often relational in nature.