Thanks for the Suddenly Talented book, Sean.
It's a very easy read. I don't say that lightly, as I always struggle with reading due to ADHD. I often lose interest quickly, but not so with this.
My life experience tells me you're bang on with how learning actually happens too.
Here is a recent real life example:
I wanted to vinyl wrap my kitchen so we could sell the house. Of course, my confidence and skill were low, but my energy was high, especially after watching a YouTube tutorial. Knowing I'd need to try at least 10x before deciding I could do this, I decided to start smaller: try 1 door 10x and fix the errors that crop up. Fast forward to now and the kitchen is vinyl wrapped, looks nice and the house is sold.
I'm not an expert or professional, but the job got done, and now I have a bit more confidence/skill than before with this kind of thing. That's just a recent example, but I suspect what you've written applies to all areas of life and to learning absolutely anything at all.
Most of these types of books are filled with nice sounding theories but limited real life applicability.
What you've written is the opposite.
So, thanks for putting words to this so succinctly. Having words to articulate what I've been experiencing will serve me well moving forward, as well as that of my kids and my patients at work.
Regards,
Mike
U.K.
P.S. I tried your whale exercise. It was surprisingly successful. Here is the image.
Next Step: Have a look at—‘Suddenly Talented: How To Overcome The Struggle Of Learning. ‘ And find out how to avoid the ‘I'm not talented' mindset and get to ‘Doable Greatness'.
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