I'm finding more and more that I'm general, people seem to forget what it was like to learn something new as a kid, before school started forcing you to learn things and you gave up on passion learning,... That inner spark of curiosity.

I love to explore and learn about new things to the point it's hard to commit and become a specialist in some area of life.

Not to say I haven't maxed out some valuable life skills, like cleaning, organizing, accumulating hoards and hoards of stuff but physical and digital,.. I mean, not all skills are 'useful' yea?

Imagine knowledge in something as a skill. That knowledge in said skill we'll say goes from 1-20. Where 1 is literally rolling a 1 in d20 Dungeons & Dragons games, you fail everytime.. around 6 you are comfortable and maybe learned a solid trick (20 hours or so), 7 is unlocked proficient with that too hard for a newbie trick. 13 is entering grandmaster territory (2,000 hours). Working towards 20 where you can print your own "pokedex complete". I'm a doctor now. Spent my 10,000 hours filled with blood sweat and tears certificate, because this "something" is darn awesome! If you need validation in said department, naturally networking will be a thing in that skill and others can validate your work, like linkedin kinda does.

Anyways, back to not being a professional and just learning.... I like to hit around a 7, let's call this the 30 hour mark, since we said 6 is that 20 hours to have the good 'working' knowledge. Once I'm around that skill level 7, the bard in me jumps to action! Like the cool-aid guy jumping thru a walls my heart songs another song, and I'm off to find a new skill.

With all this love and joy I find throughout my journeys exploring these new things,.. I find myself evermore drawn to sharing my experiences. Both good at bad. When you fail at learning and overcoming some hurdle in something you love, you just hop back on like ya didn't even fall. That hurdle becomes a good story down the road, or at least a memory that will bring a smile to your face.

When I share things online, it's because I'm learning about it (or I'm a doctor!). In that excited over stimulated state, I'm compelled to share something about it, so I'll find the most convenient social network or place to make my voice heard (or just email myself, cuz this excitement doesn't need to be publicly broadcast), and scream it from the rooftops.

But with anything in life.... When you are learning something new from someone, even a mentor you hold in high regard as an expert themselves, having earned that "trust me, I'm a doctor" title, challenge what they state as fact and explore how they got there with your own two hands or whatever senses need to be engaged,... Until you've done it yourself and you know it is so.

Tldr; I'm not a doctor, don't trust anything you read online until you independently verify. ^>^

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