slope of learning curve

learning santosh kanekar

Have you ever walked uphill?

The first few steps are a struggle
as the body and the breathing
adjusts to the climb,
after some time,
if you are not seeing the latest episode of GOT
or having a mindless conversation on your cell phone,
then you become aware
of the rhythm of the climb and
the body and the breath adapts to the climb.

Soon you are looking up and
even enjoying it,
you might even be tempted to run a few metres

All learning in life follows this physical rule

First a feeling of discomfort
as you move from the “plateau”
of the comfort zone to the “climb”
or struggle of learning something new

Then if you are focused and
attentive to your mind, body and breathing,
a natural rhythm sets in and
soon the climb seems easy and
you reach a new plateau of comfort zone

Sometimes, people pant all the way up
and even stop exhausted midway
and keep asking “how far or
how many steps more?”
why does this happen?

Either they are too focused
on the reaching somewhere or
the body and mind is not prepared
or ready for this climb

This situation is also true about learning a new skill

In Yoga asanas, many are focused
on getting into the “final pose”
instead of discovering the natural rhythm of the body

Often the body and mind
is not “conditioned” or
prepared for the rigor of the asanas
and exhaustion sets in early during the practice

“Yeah, Got it! So what needs to be done?”

Actively seek to place yourself
outside the comfort zone,
be aware and
tuned into the body-breath-mind complex
and keep reinventing

The joy of rapidly climbing the slope of the learning curve

Safi Bahcall

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