The "motivated by curiousity" part should be irelevant imo and so should be preference for self direction as opposed preference for classroom setting.
More meaningful definition is the one about what the person does - continuously learning whole life. Whether it is curiosity or feeling of duty or attempt to mimic some role model in the past or pragmatical strategy should not matter.
More meaningful definition is the one about what the person does - continuously learning whole life. Whether it is curiosity or feeling of duty or attempt to mimic some role model in the past or pragmatical strategy should not matter.