How can I cope with the many things I have to learn?

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 | laptops, training

There are indeed many facets of your laptop that you will learn about over the course of time.  Once you’ve made a start, you may feel overwhelmed and be tempted to give up, owing to the sheer amount of material you have to work through.

Take one step at a time and you will get there.  If the goal seems impossible, take courage from Aesop’s fable: The Crow and the Pitcher.

A crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a pitcher which had once been full of water, but when the crow put its beak into the mouth of the pitcher he found that only very little water was left in it, and that he could not reach far enough down to get at it.  He tried, and he tried, but at last had to give up in despair.  Then a thought came to him, and he took a pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.

Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.

Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.

Then he took another pebble and dropped it into the pitcher.

At last, after dropping many pebbles into the pitcher, he was encouraged when he saw the water level rising.  After casting in a few more pebbles he was able to quench his thirst and save his life.

The moral of the story: little by little does the trick.

You do not have to learn everything at once.  Learn what you can today, try to apply it as soon as you can, and pebble by pebble, little by little, you will get to the point where you will be reaping the rewards of your efforts.

Giving up is not an option.

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2 Comments to How can I cope with the many things I have to learn?

Denric Blaauw
Tuesday, 5 May, 2009

The best way to learn to use a computer is not necessarily to work throught a manual from top to bottom, but rather to play around and using the manual as a reference. If you are interested in learning how to use a wordprocessor, start by typing a basic word document relative to your field. A teacher might start by typing a basic question paper without using any advanced features. Next, consult your manual and try doing some text formatting, etc. Continue to play around with the document and consult the manual should you run into any difficulties until you have managed to produce a document that suits your needs. The next time you are typing a question paper, try to do it without consulting the manunal until you can perform the basics talks with confidence. Next try some more advanced features and before you know it, you will become a confident and competent computer user.

Mark C
Wednesday, 13 May, 2009

In Afrikaans there is a saying :”Steel met die oog”. Learn from what some one else is doing and try it at home. If you don’t know, then ask. The thing with ICT is that anybody can learn and it does not always that that long. Repetition consolidates concepts learnt.