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How to Stick to a Learning Habit

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Re: How to Stick to a Learning Habit

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> Learning is straightforward. You look for the best sources, schedule a time, take notes, and practice till you perfect.

I know this is just throw-away sentence to kick off the article, but I disagree.

Learning is straightforward if you have a kind learning environment where the outputs match up perfectly with the inputs and you can see exactly what you're doing correctly and where you're going wrong. But if the learning environment is wicked, and it's no longer easy to tell where you're going wrong -- or worse, you're misled to believe you're doing things correctly when you aren't -- then learning isn't straightforward at all. It's why some people practice for years and don't get any better.