I'm not very good at many things, especially sports-related things. However, because I enjoy learning new things, I often go through this process of being bad at things very often. For instance, I started playing tennis, which I had always wanted to learn, during the pandemic. Initially, I was terrible at it, but I did not give up. Although it was challenging, I persevered, and I am now better at it. I am in Athens to learn Greek, and I anticipate that I will be terrible at it for the next five weeks. Nevertheless, I do not think everything needs to be fun, only when we excel. This constant comparison and pressure to be perfect in everything needs to stop. It's okay to be bad at something and still enjoy it. Not every hobby has to be a serious pursuit.
Good luck with the Greek! Learning a language is so instantly humbling isn’t it? You are inevitably terrible at the beginning and it brings you down to earth quite quickly I find! Learning Japanese recently has made me realise this for sure! Let’s enjoy more silly hobbies that aren’t too serious :-)
I'm not very good at many things, especially sports-related things. However, because I enjoy learning new things, I often go through this process of being bad at things very often. For instance, I started playing tennis, which I had always wanted to learn, during the pandemic. Initially, I was terrible at it, but I did not give up. Although it was challenging, I persevered, and I am now better at it. I am in Athens to learn Greek, and I anticipate that I will be terrible at it for the next five weeks. Nevertheless, I do not think everything needs to be fun, only when we excel. This constant comparison and pressure to be perfect in everything needs to stop. It's okay to be bad at something and still enjoy it. Not every hobby has to be a serious pursuit.
Good luck with the Greek! Learning a language is so instantly humbling isn’t it? You are inevitably terrible at the beginning and it brings you down to earth quite quickly I find! Learning Japanese recently has made me realise this for sure! Let’s enjoy more silly hobbies that aren’t too serious :-)
Most humbling haha on week in and I'm already WTF!