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    The Stages Of Learning Something New

    Inspiration is a stronger motivation than any cup of coffee. Unfortunately it often has a similar crash.

    You see someone do something that you could totally do.

    Seriously, no problem. You can do anything you put your mind to.

    So you get your research on, and bookmark a billion websites that you will never look at again.

    And start getting excited about how you will soon be able to woo everyone in the universe with your new skill.

    You go out and spend multiple paychecks on things you might need to learn, but definitely need to look cool.

    And then let the training begin

    You quickly learn whatever you wanted to learn is actually not easy. At all.

    This will not be an easy journey, you must choose between two worlds.

    Impress everyone with a new skill or impress everyone with a cat video from Reddit.

    One of these two choices is selected 90% more often than the other.

    And then, months later you regret not sticking with it