When
we were young...
... we learned how to do a whole
host of things that must have seemed absolutely impossible at the time.
We discovered how to talk. We
found out how to read and write. We even learned to add up. As well as
mastering countless other vital skills.
From tying - and untying - our
shoelaces to riding a bike and learning to swim, somehow, we managed to
turn the inconceivably difficult into part of our second nature. Without
noticing that we were doing it.
How did we do it? Because,
when we were children, learning didn't seem like learning at all. It
seemed like fun.
...
now we are older
... we tie ourselves in knots at
the very thought of learning to do new things.
We can talk, but how many of us
give ourselves nightmares at the prospect of talking to a group? We can
write, but does that stop us panicking when faced with having to put a
presentation together?
It doesn't have to be this way.
Learning new skills needn't be full of fear. It can be enjoyable. Dare
we say it, it can even be fun.
But fun with a purpose. Because
the things we enjoy as we learn are the things that stay with us forever.
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