“I don’t wish to be taught to be higher,” is one thing we not often admit.
We don’t say:
I don’t wish to be taught statistics, although it can dramatically enhance my choice making.
I don’t wish to be taught a brand new programming language, although it can get me a greater job.
I don’t wish to be taught strategies for creativity, technique or advertising and marketing, although they’ll assist me get unstuck.
I don’t wish to learn the way AI will rework my work, although it can make me extra productive.
I don’t wish to discover ways to use the shortcuts on my apps, although it can save me time.
I don’t wish to be taught primary promoting abilities, although they’ll assist me make a distinction.
I don’t wish to perceive what occurred many years in the past, although it can assist me be a greater citizen.
All of this stuff (and lots of extra) at the moment are simply realized, totally free, on-line, with no peer stress.
However we hesitate. We hesitate as a result of:
Studying requires effort
As soon as we be taught one thing, we’d have to alter our thoughts
Altering our thoughts shifts how we see the world, and that may be unsettling
Change feels dangerous
There are numerous issues I’d wish to be taught, but when I’m being sincere, my downside is that I don’t care sufficient to do the work.
Probably the most troublesome a part of grownup studying is selecting to be taught.