I am a casual broad learner who loves to learn things for fun. I jump from topic to topic, book to book, learning project to learning project... And at the same time, a part of me beats me up for not sticking to things, for not doings things on a more consistent basis. As much as I would like to deepen my knowledge and really hone and polish skills I have picked up along the way, my strong urge and impulse towards new and shiny things almost always wins out.
While not deep or polished, my explorations are broad. By striking While The Iron Is Still Hot, I have managed to create random collections: Books I have read on various topics, Photographs I have taken using various subjects, Journal entries I have written based on wherever my mind was at the time, Occasional Poems, Music I have put together or covered as current passions dictated, Shared Knowledge between myself and others...
I think the dynamic between the haphazard-casual-learner-Me versus the aspiring-towards-compulsory and consistent-taskmaster-hoped-for-me will continue. I think I will continue to feel guilt over my lack of consistency. While not deep or polished, I hope to be able to take solace in how broad and varied my explorations are. My desire is to continue to learn and do new things, and I am indeed fulfilling that want. Perhaps if I were more disciplined I would know more, and I would be able to do more of the skill-based things I want to do with more aplomb... But for now, I can take some comfort in looking at my collection that is kind of neat *breaks out in Ariel Little Mermaid voice.
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