Why You Look Like You Suck When You Are Actually Learning
Why Do You Suck at Juggling?
I used to juggle comfortably in a gym, looking skilled and effortless. When I pushed myself to learn the five ball cascade outside, I dropped balls constantly. A friend asked why I suddenly sucked at juggling. The truth is that real growth happens when you leave your comfort zone. Effortful practice looks messy, but that is exactly where progress is made.
The hard, skill-building, effortful juggling looked like it sucked.
- scandox
Lesson is actually: if you want to blow people's minds then practice secretly. An appearance of effortlessness. Sprezzatura. Whatever it is, it seems to be the only thing that impresses the average person.
- incognito124
Anecdote:
I learned juggling in approximately 12minutes with a friend who knew juggling from before. He spotted me like you would spot someone in a gym: he put the balls in my hands, told me to hit one up, caught it mid flight (effectively freezing time), and told me "ok now hit the other ball up and catch this one". After 6-7 tries my brain was reprogrammed, and by the day's end we did juggling in pairs.
I guess the moral of the story is that a great teacher can push your limits way further than you could yourself? Or that it's easier to learn in a group setting?
- helloplanets
People don't realize the exponential diffictlty curve with juggling. The highest amount of balls ever juggled is 11.