Fail productively… how to turn yourself into a super-learner
by David Robson from Science | The Guardian on (#4ZEMD)
Whether you're taking up the oboe or finessing your Finnish, scientific research offers tips to aid learning
If your aim for 2020 was to learn a new skill, you may be at the point of giving up. Whether you are mastering a new language or a musical instrument, or taking a career-changing course, initial enthusiasm can only take you so far, and any further progress can be disappointingly slow.
From these struggles, you might assume that you simply lack a natural gift - compared to those lucky people who can learn any new skill with apparent ease.
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