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Learning Is Not Only For The Young

Many adults make a mistake of letting their kids learn new things but not patronizing the learning mentality among themselves. They subtly give out a negative message to the kids: Learning is only for young people.

Adult Beginners, the people who are not young but are trying to learn something new, almost have a failed tone to it, like the person is already late. They become a ‘stereotype threat’ just by being adults and beginners.

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Keep Learning: Adult Beginners

It is a myth that experts commit fewer errors than beginners. The Dunning-Kruger Effect states that people who are bad at something are often unaware of the fact, and are overestimating their performance.

There is an advantage in having a beginner’s mindset even a...

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Children: Natural Beginners

As we struggle in the settings of our laptop/phone/iPad, we see that children conquer these gadgets almost instantaneously. This is because everything is new for them, and they have a true beginner's mindset.

Children see the world with no burden of past experience, and less junk k...

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How Kids Learn: The Sensitive Period

There is a certain age in children, known as the sensitive period, where they are able to learn at an accelerated rate. The brain's neural systems are extremely responsive to change. That is why kids learn languages, music, chess or even coding as a ‘first language’.

Kids are also having ...

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“Before you make your move, look at the position as if you were a beginner.”

BENJAMIN BLUMENFELD

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Learning Is Misunderstood

  • We all have a linear, logical approach to learning something. We believe that learning something like singing or drawing, will help us be better singers or artists.
  • Learning has advantages that are less obvious to anyone. It is termed as an effective response to stress.
  • Le...

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The Curse Of The Experts

Experts, who are skilled and are aware of their knowledge, tend to be more efficient in their handling of problems.

However, the skills, knowledge and expertise often turn into a handicap, a blindspot that makes the expert commit errors in certain situations where...

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  • When adults try to learn a new language, they tend to rely on their prefrontal cortex (PFC).
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