Theoretical versus practical approach and execution.

There is often a wide gap between knowing what to do, and being able to do it. In general, I'd say we need both the understanding of the task, as well as enough relevant experience in order to execute it properly.

Throughout our childhood we explore the world around us, observe how it works, and then make up our understanding of it. When we try to walk, we learn that falling is both a hurtful and time consuming matter, so we figure out that by balancing, we can move about more efficiently. This basic example can also show how we differ in learning from past experiences. One could understand the reason one was falling, and thus use ones knowledge to figure out alternative ways to approach the matter, finding a solution one could practice and master, in order to stop the falling. The other way to approach this is to simply try and fail, as the muscles gain some experience each time, resulting in one learning what helps and what doesn't.

It's often to see people saying they simply can't. They can't hit the ball, they can't solve the puzzle, they can't jump the rope, they can't make a cake. They simply can't, and never will be able to. I don't believe this at all. I believe it's a cheap way of saying one is either afraid or bored of the task at hand, which leads me to the next factor that plays in. Attitude.

If you're positive towards learning how to climb a tree, you're gonna soak up information and experience like a sponge and be up there in no time. Needless to say, you're gonna be stuck down on the ground forever if you're certain you've no need for this ability to climb trees what so ever.

It does take some getting used to, but it seems to me that being positive to it, and learning new things, in general, turns out to be less energy consuming that being negative to it, and not learning. Not to mention a lot more fun.

What I hate, however, is being able to understand, but still fail to act properly. I've always been good at understanding what to do as well as explaining it to others, even without being able to do it myself. Not understanding is not as annoying, because it makes it easier to leave it be. But when you know how to do it, it tears at you that you still don't manage to.

I realized it's a line one must balance, with equal amount of understanding and experience in doing, to execute new actions correctly, but humans will forever differ in their ability to gain the one or the other. Some prove themselves as excellent thinkers, able to understand, further develop and explain to others the way things work, while some appear to be naturally good at everything they try, without being fully able to explain how they do it.

To me, it seems like choosing to teach rather than to act, is to give up, if one has never been able to master the act itself. It's the easy way out, but then again, it's the easy way out, and that will be forever tempting. I struggle with the thought however, and lean more and more towards giving it just one more try. And another. And another. I can't bear the thought of giving up on something I've already figured out.

I'll probably end up teaching one day anyway.

Why rush there?