How To Acquire New Skills

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About Science and Art of Learning

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Science means rules, formula, process, Repeatability, reproducibility, scalability

Art means uniqueness, unrepeatability, creativity, an unknown formula, an unknown process of production, extremely difficult to reproduced and scale.

A computer program is an art for a musician A piece of unique music is art for a computer programmer.

Something which is extremely difficult for one to produce is fun for others. How and why? Because that person has learned the science behind the subject.

If you learn the basic rule and formula of drawing fine arts or music then it is less art and more science for you. It is fun and while dancing on the board you can draw the best picture

If musician learn how to think the way computer processes code then it is science for him to write code. While talking to his friend he can develop a new algorithm.

Where do we learn science? Initially our parents, teachers, mentors, experienced professionals teach this to us. They also teach us how to pay attention to the surrounding so that we can learn the rule on our own.

All training institutes, schools, colleges, universities helps us downloading that science to us which either they have developed, or received from the previous generations or peers around them.

To learn the art of a profession there are few places but to learn the science of a profession there are many places.

After we have learned the old science of the profession in the classroom, There is a life before us to discover new science from the art (complexities) of our profession.

Initially even riding a bicycle is art. After learning the rules, it becomes science. It looks anybody can do it.

So in every science, there is an art for us, which we are not able to comprehend

And in every art, there is some science for us which we can easily teach to others Repeat and produce exactly the same outcome as before.

But learning does not end, when we have understood all the rules of the profession Learning takes new heights then we start observing new patterns on our own

Sometimes we see such patterns which nobody observed before This is called removing the cover lying on some art Once we remove the cover it is a discovery And now it is no more art for you Now, it becomes science.

What is science today, Was miracle for most of the human sometimes back. But it never happens that today’s science will become the art of tomorrow.

Once we know how it works then There is no magic, no hidden rule Any person willing to put efforts to follow the steps will be able to reproduce that which is expected by the process.

Therefore, when in class we pay most attention To learn the rules of the profession Whether art or engineering or medical or music or programming Whether a teacher is boring or interesting Keep your subject live in your mind.

Apply your common sense And observations to assimilate what is being explained Then experiment with that rule to experience the outcome.

When you are done then you have assimilated the basic rules of the profession

Sometimes if you sit near a giant master Of the profession, you will learn Such rules which only he knows Because he observed it by doing It is not written anywhere

If you learn those rules then your life becomes easy because you need not discover that jewel again.

Unfortunately many of the people In the profession don’t pay much attention and time to learn the rules They want to finish the work in hand by hook or crook Make money, get awards and recognition But not ready to learn the basic rules or processes.

If we don’t know even basic rule then where is the scope of observing patterns of a new problem? In this situation forget about scope of developing your own rules, Those rules, which you can share with your colleagues and family members

Just copy-pasting text from one window to another window, doesn’t help. Storing file on the hard disk or on bookshelves doesn’t help Things will always remain mysterious for you.

Just because you have seen some video or read text doesn’t give you the confidence that you have learned the rule.

There are many high tech gadgets around us or in our hand And we don’t know how it works! Neither people are interested in learning Nor it is possible for all to learn all.

But there must be one field in our life For which you know most of the rule It has become a science for us And, we still enjoy that profession Because we still see some patterns there which we didn’t know before

Many experts in our field don’t know about those But we can do that like an artist Sometimes an artist puts a stroke on the canvas and a beautiful piece comes up. Not because he wanted to make good art, But because he has perfected the science so much that He cannot make a mistake And someday, If he deviates from the science then the product is a fantastic art

When you are engaged with nature in such a way then Life is fun, more joyful and playful

Life becomes boring and tiresome when It rolls from month to month. From one customer to another customer, From one delivery to another delivery, From one paycheck to the next paycheck. From one promotion to another. From one birthday to the next birthday. From one Friday to next Friday party. This way we look excuse to celebrate the moments of life.

But when you are committed to the process where converting art to science is a game of every moment then every moment is a thrill. Every moment is a festival and joy.

Hari Om Tat Sat Yours Truly Hari