Learning.....

From as young an age as I can remember, I've been learning.

I imagine everyone is the same, until I'm told otherwise (still learning).

Although I'm now 47, like a child, information is soaked up like a sponge. I don't feel the need to recall dates or specific information of that nature, unless there's some particular reason why I feel the need to note it.

I learnt at school how to abbreviate. While others struggled to exaggerate. I developed a range of strategies to remind me. Perhaps more interestingly, I sought out means to practice and experiment regularly.

I asked my Dad once, "What's the point of learning the likes of trigonometry, and when am I ever going to want to waste time and water calculating the volume when 5 buckets are being added everytime a litre goes down the hole on the corner?"

He said, "Well.... you never know when, but that particular skill will come in handy."

He was right, but I don't think I've ever used trigonometry since 1979.