Event Horizon
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008You’ve heard of black holes, right? They’re like… okay, blobs of really dense nothing that sucks in everything around it. Black holes have something called the event horizon, which is the point where something getting close to a black hole has no choice but to get sucked in. I guess up until that point, you could turn around and avoid the whole ordeal altogether… but once you pass the event horizon, there’s no turning back.
I’ve discovered that I personally learn new things in much the same way. Let’s say I’m learning a new language… say, Spanish. When I first start learning it, it’s pretty easy. Call it beginner’s luck. I can learn some basic words, form a few sentences, and have a simple conversation.
After that, it gets hard, and that’s the point when I have to really buckle down and study. I have to push myself extra hard to get past that event horizon, when it suddenly falls into place and becomes easy… second nature. (more…)
