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6 Learning Myths That Prevent You From Learning New Skills
Get rid of these misconceptions before learning a skill.
We would all love to learn and master lots of skills. To speak five languages fluently, play an instrument, cook like a chef, excel at various sports and paint like Picasso.
But we know it will take a lot of time and effort and often we have doubts if we can learn and improve at all. If doubt sneaks into your mind, even subconsciously, it becomes difficult to take action and start learning. Myths and misconceptions can hurt our progress and prevent us from taking action in the first place.
If you believe you’re too old to learn a new language, or that you just don’t have what it takes to develop your artistic or musical skills, you will probably not even try.
There are several myths and misconceptions that stops people from taking action. Knowing about them makes it less likely that you will fall for them. It will also take away some of the excuses you may have to start learning a new skill.
1. Left-brained vs right-brained learners
The brain’s right part is associated with creativity, while the left side of the brain is in charge of rational and logical tasks. However, it’s a myth that some of us…
