One of your biggest challenges in your admirable quest, Max, is one you may not have seen yet. It's the affliction of your generation and the one before: convenience, fueled by a narcissim that, thanks to social media and Hollywood, is so ingrained in the culture it seems normal and even healthy.
Here's an example. My forebears and I grew up understanding that "I" was second. Always acknowledge the other person before yourself, was the teaching You were corrected if you didn't. Now, "me and my Dad", friend, son," (you name it) etc., is standard - and revealing.
Certainly, cramming for a month will achieve rudimentary understanding. Anyone can do it. Mastering is something else. It can't be explained; it's fully understood only in the doing. Immersed in it the secrets of the what you're pursuing give themselves to you as you go and not before. Learning for a lifetime creates the Master - please see the work of Da Vinci, Tesla, Buck Brannerman oh, and Mr Casey. Ask any animal handler of 40 years if they know it all. (If they say they do- run)
Finally, to further the point: I wonder why the Italians say the best place to learn Italian is in bed.
I've always said; if you want to learn how to do something, hang out with people that excel at whatever you're trying to learn and act like a sponge. I've learned many skills in less than a month, sometimes in a few days. You're on the right track Max!
I love your insight about acquiring competence in a month. You are inspiring me to test the theory in April. Your experience sailing (among countless other accomplishments over the last eighteen months) proves it can be done. But only with sufficient discipline and effort. Congratulations to you for exhibiting both.
If I need an essential skill quickly I get it by shadowing a proficient person actually doing the tasks and ask a lot of questions, while trying to understand the job as a system. If I want to go deeper I layer tributary information later on around the core proficiency to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the whole system, this takes longer depending on the complexity of the system. I learned to basically apply fiberglass to a boat hull in two days but there are nuances to learn that take longer. Diagnosing and tearing down an outboard engine could take two months. I'm going to see if the Grok AI can help. I think being on a sailboat puts your mind in a "flow" state and might help you learn faster.
One of your biggest challenges in your admirable quest, Max, is one you may not have seen yet. It's the affliction of your generation and the one before: convenience, fueled by a narcissim that, thanks to social media and Hollywood, is so ingrained in the culture it seems normal and even healthy.
Here's an example. My forebears and I grew up understanding that "I" was second. Always acknowledge the other person before yourself, was the teaching You were corrected if you didn't. Now, "me and my Dad", friend, son," (you name it) etc., is standard - and revealing.
Certainly, cramming for a month will achieve rudimentary understanding. Anyone can do it. Mastering is something else. It can't be explained; it's fully understood only in the doing. Immersed in it the secrets of the what you're pursuing give themselves to you as you go and not before. Learning for a lifetime creates the Master - please see the work of Da Vinci, Tesla, Buck Brannerman oh, and Mr Casey. Ask any animal handler of 40 years if they know it all. (If they say they do- run)
Finally, to further the point: I wonder why the Italians say the best place to learn Italian is in bed.
I've always said; if you want to learn how to do something, hang out with people that excel at whatever you're trying to learn and act like a sponge. I've learned many skills in less than a month, sometimes in a few days. You're on the right track Max!
I love your insight about acquiring competence in a month. You are inspiring me to test the theory in April. Your experience sailing (among countless other accomplishments over the last eighteen months) proves it can be done. But only with sufficient discipline and effort. Congratulations to you for exhibiting both.
Thank you, JD! Let me know how that test goes in April.
If I need an essential skill quickly I get it by shadowing a proficient person actually doing the tasks and ask a lot of questions, while trying to understand the job as a system. If I want to go deeper I layer tributary information later on around the core proficiency to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the whole system, this takes longer depending on the complexity of the system. I learned to basically apply fiberglass to a boat hull in two days but there are nuances to learn that take longer. Diagnosing and tearing down an outboard engine could take two months. I'm going to see if the Grok AI can help. I think being on a sailboat puts your mind in a "flow" state and might help you learn faster.
Beware of the Dunning-Kruger effect !!!
Clearly knowing your goals and full determination to achieve them are key.
...and as usual: NEVER forget to get skills in how to weld !!!