beginners the curious power of lifelong learning

The only thing that will make you put it down is a burning desire to try something new.

― Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of HabitĪ wonderful and inspirational book. This is a book about how to become a beginner again, and it makes you want to plunge in with both feet. explores how to learn completely new skills, how to change our world - even after we're supposed to be done with schooling. Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations. Tom Vanderbilt elegantly and persuasively tackles one of the most pernicious of the lies we tells ourselves - that the pleasures of learning are reserved for the young. Witty and often surprisingly profound, Beginners is an uplifting exploration of the science of brain plasticity and how we can learn how to learn anew. Upon entering adulthood and middle age, we begin to shy away from trying new things, instead preferring to stay nestled firmly in our comfort zones.īeginners asks the question: why are children the only ones allowed to experience the inherent fun of facing daily challenges? And could we benefit from embracing new skills, even if we're initially hopeless? Bestselling author Tom Vanderbilt sets out to find the answer, tasking himself with acquiring several new skills under the tutelage of professionals, including drawing, juggling, surfing and much more. We live in an age which reveres expertise but looks down on the beginner.

'Beginners belongs on the list of books that have changed the way I understand my own limitations.'įor many of us, the last time we learned a new skill was during childhood. Discover why learning is good for us and how to develop a 'Beginner's Mindset'

Beginners the curious power of lifelong learning