I’d like to write a lot more about learning and how to make it easier. Last semester I taught computer programming to students with an arts background. One student was struggling to understand the subject. I told him you don’t lack the brains, you just don’t want to understand it. When I started getting him to focus, he began to experience breakthroughs.

I light up when I see my students engaged in the learning process and understanding new concepts, no matter how basic they are. It’s easy to forget what learning feels like.

Thanks again for your contribution!

Enjoying the process of learning is something I’d like to cover in greater depth, so I’m glad you brought it up. Put simply, I believe the sense of competence (that we’re able to deal effectively with life and its challenges) is at the heart of personal growth. The more we engage in activities that challenge us, but not beyond our abilities, the more we get to enjoy life and everything in it.

I like your perspective. Usually people talk about the limitations of choosing easy goals, but not the other way round: people aiming for something difficult thinking it is easy. It is a delusion. Absolutely!

You say: The more you learn, the easier it is to learn more and I fully agree with you. I add from personal experience: the more you learn, the more fun and enjoyable things start to get.

BTW your style works (even if you want to call it sarcasm).
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Nice seeing you around here!

I sometimes wonder if I’m too sarcastic. But then I realize it makes me laugh, so I keep the sarcasm in!