He learnt to sing, draw, juggle and surf. Starting with chess lessons, he decided to spend a year pursuing a range of new skills himself. “But she might have easily asked me, ‘Well, why don’t you do all these things then?’” “I was impressing upon her the importance of having a broad education in all these different skills,” he says. He soon recognised the hypocrisy of the situation. As she exercised her mind, he would answer emails, play with his phone or stare into space until his daughter had finished. He wanted to encourage her new pursuits, and accompanied her to the lessons or tournaments. Tom Vanderbilt’s fascination with the process of life-long learning began with his daughter’s hobbies: piano, soccer, Tae Kwon Do. This wonderful piece on the value of Beginner’s Mind written by David Robson was published in the BBC.Īlthough our ability to easily pick up a new skill declines with age, harnessing a specific type of mindset can help you learn effectively as an adult.
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