Comments on: How To Learn (Absolutely Anything and Everything) http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/ Freedom + Health + Travel + Life Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:14:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stanley Lee http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10641 Stanley Lee Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:41:35 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10641 Well put. For example, bike riding can't be learnt by reading or watching instructions alone (although it helps in the acceleration process of the learning curve). It's learnt by doing. I just talked to Tammy today and the folding bike that you have brought up looked interesting. I recently purchased a used road bike (red Raleigh from the 80's in fact), and adding modifications to it to replace using public transit after my college public transit pass expires. I think the key thing is picking a closely comfortable bike and then make adjustments as you start your trip. Looking forward to exchange more travelling and freedom fighting wisdoms along the way! Well put. For example, bike riding can’t be learnt by reading or watching instructions alone (although it helps in the acceleration process of the learning curve). It’s learnt by doing. I just talked to Tammy today and the folding bike that you have brought up looked interesting. I recently purchased a used road bike (red Raleigh from the 80′s in fact), and adding modifications to it to replace using public transit after my college public transit pass expires. I think the key thing is picking a closely comfortable bike and then make adjustments as you start your trip. Looking forward to exchange more travelling and freedom fighting wisdoms along the way!

]]> By: Darren Alff http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10305 Darren Alff Sat, 24 Jul 2010 22:51:24 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10305 Thanks so much for mentioning my website at BicycleTouringPro.com. And congrats on thinking about taking a bike tour of your own. If you ever have any questions about bicycle touring, Bike Friday, or touring bikes in general... feel free to email me. I'm happy to answer any questions you might have. Keep it up! Thanks so much for mentioning my website at BicycleTouringPro.com. And congrats on thinking about taking a bike tour of your own. If you ever have any questions about bicycle touring, Bike Friday, or touring bikes in general… feel free to email me. I’m happy to answer any questions you might have. Keep it up!

]]> By: Nicky Hajal http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10290 Nicky Hajal Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:58:05 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10290 It seems like common sense, but how many people pay 10s of thousands of dollars in colleges to learn things they don't actually care about - and then wonder why they can't learn? How many people quit exploring a musical instrument because they felt forced into practicing aspects of it (say, note reading) that didn't interest them (yet!)? It seems so obvious, yet from what I can see, many often betray their interests. It seems like common sense, but how many people pay 10s of thousands of dollars in colleges to learn things they don’t actually care about – and then wonder why they can’t learn?

How many people quit exploring a musical instrument because they felt forced into practicing aspects of it (say, note reading) that didn’t interest them (yet!)?

It seems so obvious, yet from what I can see, many often betray their interests.

]]> By: Karol http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10289 Karol Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:50:10 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10289 Thanks for adding to this Nicky. I guess I sort of assumed everybody would only try to learn things they were actually interested in. :) Point #1 is killer: so many of us feel we can't do things that we definitely can do. Thanks for adding to this Nicky. I guess I sort of assumed everybody would only try to learn things they were actually interested in. :) Point #1 is killer: so many of us feel we can’t do things that we definitely can do.

]]> By: Nicky Hajal http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10284 Nicky Hajal Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:43:05 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10284 Joi, Congrats! I have to say, I secretly have a sense that when I'm ready to have kids, I'll want to home school them. I just hate the thought of boxing anyone else into the constricting conventional school system if I don't have to. Glad to hear that things are working out for you! -Nicky Joi,

Congrats! I have to say, I secretly have a sense that when I’m ready to have kids, I’ll want to home school them. I just hate the thought of boxing anyone else into the constricting conventional school system if I don’t have to.

Glad to hear that things are working out for you!

-Nicky

]]> By: Nicky Hajal http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10282 Nicky Hajal Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:40:29 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10282 You know it's a good day when you're misspelling your own name. You know it’s a good day when you’re misspelling your own name.

]]> By: Nicky Hajal http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10281 Nicky Hajal Sat, 24 Jul 2010 17:39:42 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10281 Funny, this article encompasses so much of what I've been writing about lately! I love how that happens. To riff off your post, I would say learning a skill takes 3 things: 1) Believing you are capable. 2) Being interested in it - wanting to learn. 3) Taking one step to pursue your train of interest, then the next. If you believe in yourself and pursue interests, you will naturally find new avenues to learn and have the confidence to go down them. Either you'll keep finding more, eventually leading to proficiency and mastery, or you'll lose interest and move onto new pursuits. This is such a great topic. :) -Nicy Funny, this article encompasses so much of what I’ve been writing about lately! I love how that happens.

To riff off your post, I would say learning a skill takes 3 things:

1) Believing you are capable.

2) Being interested in it – wanting to learn.

3) Taking one step to pursue your train of interest, then the next.

If you believe in yourself and pursue interests, you will naturally find new avenues to learn and have the confidence to go down them.

Either you’ll keep finding more, eventually leading to proficiency and mastery, or you’ll lose interest and move onto new pursuits.

This is such a great topic. :)

-Nicy

]]> By: Joel | Blog Of Impossible Things http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10254 Joel | Blog Of Impossible Things Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:02:52 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10254 I'll let you have the R rated version :) Re: The Trail Bike - I didn't think it would make *that* much of a difference...I was wrong :) I’ll let you have the R rated version :)

Re: The Trail Bike – I didn’t think it would make *that* much of a difference…I was wrong :)

]]> By: Karol http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10252 Karol Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:53:54 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10252 Oh wow! I have a post coming Monday similar to that. Except in place of screw I may or may not drop the f-bomb. :) I wasn't planning on getting a trail bike. :) No dates for the bike trip. There's a more "important" tour I'm doing next Summer (mentioned in HTLA) which is top priority. ;) Oh wow! I have a post coming Monday similar to that. Except in place of screw I may or may not drop the f-bomb. :)

I wasn’t planning on getting a trail bike. :)

No dates for the bike trip. There’s a more “important” tour I’m doing next Summer (mentioned in HTLA) which is top priority. ;)

]]> By: Joel http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/how-to-learn/comment-page-1/#comment-10250 Joel Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:37:12 +0000 http://www.ridiculouslyextraordinary.com/?p=3243#comment-10250 Karol, I love this. I've written an article about this called Screw it & Do it [http://www.joelrunyon.com/two3/screw-it-do-it]. Basically the same exact concept. Find SOMETHING you can do every day at least so you can focus on DOING. As for bike recommendations, whatever it is, just don't get a trail bike. I just tried to do my first triathlon on one, and barely survived 12 miles! haha. Do you have dates for the bike trip yet? Karol, I love this.

I’ve written an article about this called Screw it & Do it [http://www.joelrunyon.com/two3/screw-it-do-it]. Basically the same exact concept. Find SOMETHING you can do every day at least so you can focus on DOING.

As for bike recommendations, whatever it is, just don’t get a trail bike. I just tried to do my first triathlon on one, and barely survived 12 miles! haha.

Do you have dates for the bike trip yet?

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