Ever notice how the genuinely fascinating stuff is never in Chapter 1? It's like requiring someone to read the entire manual before they can play a video game. Technically thorough, but you've just turned play into homework. There's something deeply wrong with how we approach learning new things. We've convinced ourselves that suffering through the boring parts first is somehow noble, like educational vegetables before dessert. The real tragedy isn't just the boredom. It's all the brilliant minds who walked away before discovering what they might have loved.
Why do we worship this idea of starting with the "basics"? Sure, sometimes there's genuine scaffolding. You need addition before tackling calculus, basic physics before quantum mechanics. But most of the time, this obsession with "start at the absolute beginning" just makes learning unnecessarily boring and frustrating.
Here's what I've learned: when you're already feeling dumb and unproductive, the last thing you need is material that puts you to sleep. I truly believe in learning from the deep end. Jump into the figurative ocean first, then figure out how to swim. Pick the project that excites you, even if it feels impossibly hard, then backtrack into whatever knowledge you need. This isn't recklessness. It's strategy. The process becomes thrilling instead of tedious and you get a benchmark to measure progress against. Most importantly, you end up with something real to be proud of. Momentum beats method every time. Excitement is fuel. Boredom is quicksand. That initial rush of interest is fragile and easily extinguished.
And this is Noori.Bringing her home is arguably the most significant event of my year. She is 8 months old and is an absolute cutie. She is fairly social, loves meeting new people and is endlessly curious about everything. At the same time she is extremely moody, probably loves everyone more than me and eats so fast that she chokes on the food very often.She knows how to win hearts, and is loved by so many. The most important thing in my life right now.
After sharing a space for almost 2 yrs with Preet, a great flatmate yet somewhat tasteless friend, our landlord's needs forced us both to move out. I had not lived alone for a while and wanted to go back to it. After months of searching and struggling, I finally moved into a new place.
Now settled, I am enjoying process of making it my own, carefully setting up each corner to reflect my taste and my countless things I have collected over time.
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Look, there are times when you genuinely need to build up systematically. Medical school exists for good reasons, and I don't want a surgeon learning anatomy through trial and error. But for most learning? The basics aren't going anywhere. They'll be there when you need them, and you'll learn them faster when they're solving real problems you care about.
Start with what's worth knowing. Everything else can wait.
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