Peeling an Onion

Mastery is not achieved through a single lesson. In fact, a lesson is not fully understood through a singular exchange of information. All knowledge has prerequisites. You cannot run if you do not first learn how to walk. Multiplication is not a concept you can grasp if you do not first understand addition. Concepts, no matter how simple, have multiple layers.

Layers of knowledge cannot be exposed in stasis. Concepts and ideas need to be poked and prodded. If they are not tested, understanding is very limited. A lesson can be delivered but the education only intensifies as questions are asked and answered. Questions and experiments should open minds and modify perspectives.

Every lesson I have absorbed has changed me and the way I look at the world. Change, no matter how small, has a ripple effect on everything I have learned to date. There are few things more powerful and empowering than an open mind.

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” — Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)