topic: [[Learning]] people: #people/adamgrant created: 2023-04-25 *Spinning your wheels is a way of learning.* This reminds me of [[you always get worse before you get better]] It's kind of like [[learning happens naturally]] even when you're not trying, it's the normal state if you're paying attention to the process. [[focus on the process not the goal]] ![[What it can feel like.jpg]] ![[What it can feel like.jpg]] ##### What would the opposite argument be? The feeling of spinning in circles, not making progress, makes it so hard to keep at something. tags: #note/statement | #on/learning | #on/progress ##### Sources: Adam Grant [@AdamMGrant]. (2022, June 22). _Progress rarely happens in a straight line. It typically unfolds in loops. Day by day, it can feel like you’re spinning your wheels. If you look back on your trajectory over months or years, you can see forward movement. Major growth is the result of many seemingly minor turns. Https://t.co/T6A2yblMpH_ [Tweet]. Twitter. [https://twitter.com/AdamMGrant/status/1539666112409108480](https://twitter.com/AdamMGrant/status/1539666112409108480)