I decided that I needed to struggle to learn something, and then overcome that struggle. In four days. Without any guidance.
And I kinda did! I picked up a Physics course at Khan Academy and am working my way through the coursework. Lo and behold, lesson two kicked me in the stomach. I’m still not sure how everything works, but I’ve made progress. And that’s the point! Mastering enough of the material to understand exactly where I’ve gone wrong and how I can learn from it. I’m not there yet, but I’m figuring it out. Frankly, I’m proud of that. It’s been years since I’ve had to try to figure something out, and I was worried that trying to study at Khan Academy would be pointless.
So, yes, this “art” journal is connected to mastery. But I believe I’m learning something closer to independence in doing this as well. I need to motivate myself, do the hours, fail, fail, then fail a little less. Nope, I haven’t mastered this. It’ll take much longer than usual for me to even be able to confidently work the equations. I’m fine with that outcome, though. This is where mastery starts: just trying, just showing up.
(heheheh i tied it to resilience heheheheh)
