Day 275 of writing every day.
I’m sure everyone has heard some form of talk where they get told that education and learning is limitless in unlocking one’s potential or something. However, there is a limit to how much the brain can handle every day and perhaps over a period of time as well if it’s being constantly overworked. At least that’s how I feel when I think about my learning journey with coding so far. After a certain point, it starts feeling like nothing is going to stick and you’re just staring at text with a muddled mind.
That said, perhaps one’s daily limit might be extended by throwing in some variety. It doesn’t have to be all knowledge based but could be something more physical such as music where you work with rhythms and use your hands and breath as well, or just some form of physical activity such as calesthetics and whatnot.
I don’t think it’s my age that’s wearing me down yet mentally even if I’m no longer as malleable as a child or young adult. Children don’t spend endless hours in front of a screen trying to learn a language even if they might be glued to one when playing games that allow them to repeat the same tasks or explore their creativity in terms of imagination in the context provided by the game.
I felt the fatigue of using my brain too much for learning though. It was with Aikido practice where I had difficulty remembering as much of what was covered in class when I took notes during break. My body was fine and responded well to physical activity, but my brain wanted to get some rest and didn’t want the extra work of trying to recall every little detail.
Well life’s not going to get easier anytime soon I don’t think. I’ll work with my limitations and continue to grow without any magical powers.
Thanks for reading!
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