When learning something new, we can be either totally absorbed, absorbing and love everything about a new subject or we can be un-convinced. If we are the latter, it’s easier to find excuses why this new thing is not for you.
For example, I’m reviewing a book for a magazine at the moment and I don’t fully agree with the author’s view on the subject. Hence I’m finding it hard to stay objective and to look at his point of view. Equally, if you are sceptical of a new idea you can start looking for things that are not to your liking – once you start to look for those things, you know you will find them. Hey presto, you can give up on learning – so don’t do it!
It’s A Bit Like A Buffet. (My thanks to my friend Keith for this one)
You’ll remember your last buffet spread - whether it was at a business function or at a wedding. You stand there with your china/paper plate and spork and start to gaze at the wondrous things that have been offered to you; some familiar favourites, some new. Then your eyes alight on the one thing you cannot bear – olives!
I’ve never known anyone walk away from the buffet table shouting that “All this food is awful!” just because of some small part that they don’t like. You ignore the olives and simply enjoy whatever else is there.
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“Our doubts are traitors. And make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.” William Shakespeare
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