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For the past three months, I have watched more YouTube videos than I have in a long time. While watching, I have to constantly backforward, replay, and pause the videos to allow what the video owner has said to sink in. 

For example, I have had to watch this video several times to understand how to bridge from layer one to layer two on a lending protocol project. 

This is primarily because I am a slow learner, and reading tutorials is not my preferred method of learning. 

I prefer demonstrative videos, and I usually spend more time learning than other people because I have to watch a video multiple times.


It is also a waste of time because I will have to wait behind people who started learning together, but that is the way it is. Watching videos for fun and learning are not the same thing. 

When you learn, you are exposed to new information, which requires your undivided attention and concentration. I was terrible at math in high school because we did not have repetitive processes. 

Teachers just wanted to do their jobs and leave, and everyone else seemed to understand more than I did, and it was always embarrassing to tell the teacher I did not understand, especially since I was constantly sick and missing classes.


## Failing at your own pace


For me, schools are examples of written tutorials, whereas the real world is an excellent example of video tutorials. When you have a pre-recorded video, you can watch it as many times as you want while still having the option to fail at your own pace.



Web3 is one of the hardest aspects of the internet to master and why is this? Everything you will learn, whether from an onboarder or a teacher, will be superficial; half-baked information with no depth, substance, or practicality.


Unfortunately fraustration is a barrier to learning. Life-changing knowledge can be stressful to learn, and it is not always guaranteed success, which can leave people disinterested.




Learning without the intention of learning is one of the simplest ways to learn, as there is no intention, target, or goal. To learn, we must usually be intentional about impactful knowledge. 

In college, I had to come face to face with maths again, and I needed to do weeks and hours of personal learning because I even got a "C".



## "Slow" is not bad

Watching videos to learn has been the only way I have been able to truly learn, and thank goodness it is been made easier, but is it really easy now that the methods have been simplified? No. Most of the time, people rely on others for information when the tools they require are only a click away, but perhaps they lack motivation to learn.

## Hive 


Hive is one of those rare places where you do not intend to learn but end up learning things you did not expect to, so the knowledge can be overlooked. It is why you hear phrases like *"come for the money, stay for the community."*

 You become emotionally attached to the ecosystem: the games, the people, the technology, and become fascinated with governance, which makes you passionate to some extent. 

While I was already a Hive creator, I learned the majority of my crypto knowledge here and had most of my web3 questions answered over the years. However, we are still a drop in the ocean compared to what is available elsewhere, but nothing else offers the opportunity to learn while on the go.


 Although it takes time, you eventually learn without trying too hard or breaking a sweat. Unfortunately, time is not always sufficient because we do not have enough of it, so we prefer to be intentional while maximizing the time we have.




I have chosen to learn on the go rather than waiting. If I can afford to spend time on the internet, watching television, or spending time with my family, I might as well invest in more knowledge that could be beneficial.

 Time is everything, and knowledge is worth devoting time to. Most of the conversations I have nowadays are for the purpose of learning.

 Unfortunately, I do not do many tete-a-tetes anymore because they are not important to me; having my family is sufficient. The best way to learn is on the go; it does not interfere with your goals or plans, and your direction rarely changes; it is just that you are more intentional, and a man has to hustle.



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> **Interested in some more of my posts**



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##### [Why Is the grind getting harder?](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/why-is-the-grind-getting-harder)



##### [Monopoly Is the Death of Civilization](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/monopoly-is-the-death-of-civilization)


##### [Survival: Choas and Scarcity](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/survival-choas-and-scarcity)


##### [Crypto: Gut & meaningful Connections](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/crypto-gut-and-meaningful-connections)


##### [What is the primary barrier to entry in Web3?](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/what-is-the-primary-barrier-to-entry-in-web3-dfo)


##### [What Are Some Things You Should not Do During A Bull Market Year?](https://hive.blog/hive-146620/@josediccus/what-are-some-things-you-should-not-do-during-a-bull-market-year-fbh)





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