I find that a small amount of willful belief in magic goes a long way when learning something new.

As an experienced coder, I fall into the trap of prematurely analyzing how something works and constantly peeking under the hood while learning a new library, language, or abstraction. While the desire to disassemble toys to find out how they work is great, it often gets in the way of education.

I often have to force myself to accept magical behavior in order to keep progressing in my studies. Don’t look behind the curtain. Don’t worry too much about how that animation works, or how that sound is generated, or how that data got communicated. That level curiosity is for *later*. For now, just accept things at face value—as simply magical—and continue your learning journey.

Remember that your goal is to be a *knowledgeable novice* at the end of the learning process. Don’t try to be an expert right away.

Don’t let experience get in the way of wonder.

#FridayDevAdvice #BeginnersMind

always more to learn. always room to open the heart more.

#humility #BeginnersMind

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life is our teacher.

~j
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#Life #Teacher #Guru #Learning #Growth #BeginnersMind #OpenHeart #Path #Practice #JinpaLhaga #AjahnSumedhoQuotes

Moe maar voldaan weer thuis na training kempo. Elke week beetje beter, maar nog lange weg te gaan. #beginnersmind

getting a "merit" raise that's less than the cost of living increase for social security. #gratitude #capitalismRules #beginnersMind

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." ~ William Shakespeare

call IT what you will, all names fall short.
instead, show me how you choose to live, tell me how you love!

https://themettagarden.com/2023/02/11/call-it-what-you-will-but-show-me-how-you-live-and-love/

~j
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#God #UltimateReality #Dao #GroundOfBeing #Universe #TheForce #Buddhanature #Love #BeginnersMind #OpenHeart #TrueNature #JinpaLhaga #JetsunmaTenzinPalmoQuotes

for all the scripture picking and choosing, why would anyone choose anything but these three words: God is love...

https://themettagarden.com/2023/01/17/there-is-only-love/

~j
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#GodIsLove #Love #Mystery #Buddhanature #BeginnersMind #OpenHeart #Path #Practice #JinpaLhaga #MeisterEckhartQuotes

Sooo, hab jetzt mal angefangen, meine Kontakte von der Vogelseite hier zu suchen. Auch wenn ich drüben eh nicht besonders aktiv war: Wird jetzt wohl wirklich Zeit, sich hier ein neues Zuhause zu basteln. Bin gespannt #neuhier #beginnersmind

In craft-based disciplines, you can often tell how experienced someone is by how basic or advanced their questions are when they’re learning something in the craft.

The more experienced they are, the more basic the questions they ask.

#craft #skill #BeginnersMind #mastery #DunningKruger

Keeping my head in a hoodie for now since I'm not sure what I'm getting into here. It's been a while (13 years?) since I had to start from the beginning, but I guess I'll give it a whirl. Building my #beginnersmind again.

Your compulsion to assert how much you know, or how wrong I am, belies how much you have left to learn. #beginnersmind #twitching