This, I think, is true: "There's only one way to become good at something:
1. First, you must learn it by reading or listening to others who know how to do it, but most especially by doing.
2. Then do some more. At this point, you'll start to understand it, but you'll suck. This stage could take months.
3. Do some more. After a couple of years, you'll get good at it.
4. Do some more. If you learn from mistakes, and aren't afraid to make mistakes in the first place, you'll go from good to great."
Now if we think about that, and realize that you become great "by loving it so much your morning bowel movement takes second seat" then it follows - doesn;t it? - that if we really want to promote greatness in learning, we have to let learners pick whatever it is they love (rather than to prescribe something to them, no matter how 'core' we think it is).
1. First, you must learn it by reading or listening to others who know how to do it, but most especially by doing.
2. Then do some more. At this point, you'll start to understand it, but you'll suck. This stage could take months.
3. Do some more. After a couple of years, you'll get good at it.
4. Do some more. If you learn from mistakes, and aren't afraid to make mistakes in the first place, you'll go from good to great."
Now if we think about that, and realize that you become great "by loving it so much your morning bowel movement takes second seat" then it follows - doesn;t it? - that if we really want to promote greatness in learning, we have to let learners pick whatever it is they love (rather than to prescribe something to them, no matter how 'core' we think it is).
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