Friday, January 28, 2005

Do Some People Hate Learning?

It seem to me that some people hate to learn new things. Or perhaps they don't hate to learn, it stresses them out to have to learn things, because it's hard. Yes, learning can be hard. But if I stopped learning, I'd be dead.

What the hell is the point of being on this planet if you already know all you need to know? Learning new things is one activity that you can never feel guilty for doing as a leisure activity. No one calls you lazy when you're reading a book.

But when I encounter some people, it becomes clear that not everyone thinks this way. Being an idea man, it is quite startling to realize that some people think that it is boring talking about concepts and ideas, even when they relate to important or exciting things. I sometimes accused of "thinking too much" or "overcomplicating things". Yes, it's true, though it may be hard to believe.

But it is especially frustrating for me to work with people who are so far away from logical/conceptual side towards the instinctual/material side. Because some of these people react in ways which make it clear that they think that their way of doing things is better, because it's "simple".

People who are instinctual rather than logical often have to do things that require logic and a structured approach. And they struggle through doing things wrong until they happen upon a solution that is "good enough". It seems to me that being instinctual is a function of having a low threshold for stress on the logical "side" of the brain. Being forced to think logically, systematically, is harder than using instinct, so being forced to think that way is highly stressful for the instinctual person.

Or maybe some people just hate to learn?

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