A New Start
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A New Start
I like the idea of deciding to be a lifelong learner and committing to the concept of ever-present student-hood.
This implies we needn't ever "finish" the process of learning and growing, and that we're capable of persistent evolution and iteration well beyond the point at which convention tells us we should basically just coast on what we've already learned for the rest of our lives.
Implied by that lifelong learner status, I think, is the capacity to reinvent ourselves whenever we like.
We can spend decades working as accountants, only to decide one day that we're going to become gymnasts; or vice-versa.
That's a beautiful idea to me, as it means we can throw ourselves into something without being confined by it. We can be the best accountants or gymnasts we're capable of being, and still have plenty of curiosity and exploratory potential left in the barrel, should we ever choose to use it.
A nice example of this concept: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/aug/29/a-new-start-after-60-ive-finally-become-the-artist-i-always-felt-i-was-inside
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