The most advanced technology known: how do you upgrade it?
Of course, I’m talking about the human body.
Unlike other animals, we have the ability to create an unlimited amount of “mental tools”. Everything from speaking multiples languages to building spaceships, we are amazing creatures.
In the Karate Kid, Mr. Miyagi has Daniel do the mundane task of waxing cars for weeks (“wax-on, wax-off”). Much to Daniel’s surprise, this boring task of moving the arms around, held inside it the basics to blocking various attacks. The lesson here: Kung Fu is in everything.
I want you Jellies to share some of your “learning secrets” with the community! This could be a lesson for a child or a seasoned intellectual. Anything goes, it just has to be an ‘upgrade’.
For example, someone once explained to young rOs about how all things are micro/macrocosms of something in nature- something that took me a while to wrap my head around. This single concept opened the door to a whole new way of thinking; giving me access to different, non rOs-centered, perspectives.
Or maybe something more physical- Since I wasn’t coddled as a child, I was free to run, climb, and jump to my heart’s content. All of this playing as a kid was actually training my body to be more robust (more robust than say… a spoiled, baby-proofed child).
Another example would be learning how to improvise musically. Something about creating music seems to train the mind- possibly even making conversation (or any off-the-cuff activity) easier.