I was scanning my Google Reader feeds and a short post by Jon K. in his blog, All the young (edu)Punks, caught my attention:

I’m motivated to learn and will spend most of my time doing so if given the freedom to do so.

This pretty much sums it up, and embodies the autonomous blogger, the connecting writer who enjoys learning and sharing the journey with others. The learning self is content to work on their own, but is so pleased and welcoming to engage others in parallel conversations.