Stick With It; July 30 2025

It’s been a long time since I’ve felt smart.

I can be confident in what I’m talking about and still not feel smart, per se. I think we get used to our own intelligence to the point of assuming everyone knows the things we know, but more. We start undervaluing our minds.

I also think people can be resistant to learning because it makes us feel stupid. In exposing ourselves to a world of knowledge we don’t know, we’re essentially dipping our toes into a wave pool. It’s discouraging.

All this to say, teaching yourself is hard, but so worthwhile.

I’m doing my best to keep up with my Korean lessons, even though I’ve realized that the alphabet alone is just Not Sticking in my brain. I have to keep going over it. Hopefully it’ll click eventually!