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Oluseyi Vandy
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QUICK HACK TO LEARNING A NEW SKILL
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<p>As someone with a lot of varying interests and a hunger to keep learning and expanding, this is a topic I felt a younger me would've loved to see. So here I am, writing this to whoever may need this knowledge. </p><p><img src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000099558.jpg" alt=""><br></p><p><br></p><p>Learning something new comes with a mix of different emotions, from anxiety to excitement (depending on your comprehension/difficulty level). Learning, especially a skill comes in 2 parts; practical and theory. </p><p>The theory is understanding the foundation and mechanics of that skill, the language and the ideas that help make you able to deconstruct and reconstruct any product in that field.</p><p>The practical (the really fun part) is like it implies in the name; where you repeatedly practice and experiment to get your brain and body to understand what you've heard about or read. This is where you embody the knowledge and bring your ideas to the real world. </p><p>The practical is supposed to be the easier part because you get to see what you have heard. Seeing it gives you an appreciation of the information, but it can be complicated as well. </p><p><br></p><p>From experience, I've come to find; especially in the digital space, half of the confusion in learning something new can be solved by understanding the tool you will work with. The tools, medium, and platform are usually strange to a beginner, and this inability to know how to make it do what you want is half the struggle of learning.</p><p><img src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000099563.jpg" alt=""><br></p><p><br></p><p>Tools are an extension of your body, like an arm. The more familiar with get with the tool, the more its use becomes so seamless that there is almost no separating it from you because of the speed between your thought and the response of the tool in delivering. </p><p>So, when you are facing difficulty learning something new, just take it upon yourself to understand how the tools of that trade work, be it digital or physical. Study it till you get the hang of it, and you will notice that that understanding will translate to the easy operation of the said machine. This will help you in your endeavour to bring your imagination and thoughts to life</p><p><img src="/media/inline_insight_image/1000099564.jpg" alt=""><br></p><p><br></p><p>P.S. I know you may be looking for a quick hack to learn, but nothing beats time and practice. It is only through experience and familiarity that you can then learn hacks and a quicker workflow or shortcut that helps you be effective. So learn to love what you do, for that is the only way you can attain mastery</p>
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