{"id":113522,"date":"2023-09-17T10:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-17T14:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=113522"},"modified":"2023-09-22T15:51:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:51:18","slug":"commitment-to-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/commitment-to-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitment to Learning: Surrendering to the Master&#8217;s Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you willing to look foolish for the sake of learning? If you have a teacher, how well do you trust them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Writer and educator George Leonard says that, if you want to take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/path-of-mastery\/\">path of mastery<\/a>, you must surrender to it. He explains that mastery of any skill or art is a process, and you have to submit to that process if you want to learn all that you can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more to understand the all-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/commit-to-learning\/\">commitment to learning<\/a> that Leonard describes in his book <em>Mastery: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-the-key-to-success-in-life\/\">The Keys to Success<\/a> and Long-Term Fulfillment<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commitment-to-learning\">Commitment to Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The master\u2019s path is to continually learn. To do this requires surrender, according to Leonard. Surrender means letting go of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/your-ego\/\">your ego<\/a> or any pretense to skill that you carry. If you clutch onto some idea that you\u2019re already good enough or you always know what\u2019s best, you\u2019ll be too preoccupied with protecting your sense of self to truly learn anything. Leonard explains two ways in which you must make a full commitment to learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you must <strong>surrender to your teacher<\/strong>: Having already made sure you have a good teacher, trust what they have you do\u2014no matter how ridiculous it seems. Right now, they\u2019re the master, and you have to trust that they know what\u2019s best for the beginner (you).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: You should be able to trust your teacher if you\u2019ve followed Leonard\u2019s tips and vetted a good one, but note still that full surrender to a master figure can be risky. Recent studies report that <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/toughen-up-snowflake-sports-coaches-can-be-emotionally-abusive-heres-how-to-recognise-it-110267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">close to 50% of professional athletes suffer from mental health issues<\/a> such as depression or anxiety that may be related to mental, physical, emotional, and\/or sexual abuse from their coaches. Given this, watch for clear red flags\u2014such as abusive language or unwanted physical advances\u2014and cut off the relationship if things feel wrong or unsafe.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, Leonard says, you must <strong>surrender to your ignorance<\/strong>: To learn requires that you be willing to look foolish. At first, you\u2019ll be bad at whatever new skill you try to learn. However, floundering and flailing is precisely the mistake-driven learning process that takes us forward. If you\u2019re unwilling to look foolish, though, you won\u2019t make progress because you\u2019ll be afraid to make mistakes or look like you\u2019re bad at something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Leonard isn\u2019t the only expert who argues that foolishness is on the path to mastery\u2014Matthew Syed makes a similar case in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/black-box-thinking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Black Box Thinking<\/em><\/a>, where he argues that <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/black-box-thinking#we-learn-through-failure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">failure is the essence of learning<\/a>. Only through a willingness to be wrong and to fail can we learn, he argues, because our mistakes reveal to us what we don\u2019t yet understand. So, if you aren\u2019t willing to be foolish, you\u2019ll never learn, because you\u2019ll never allow yourself to be wrong\u2014and thereby to learn.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Leonard, <strong>the true master is an eternal beginner<\/strong>, always willing to play the fool. This is because with any sufficiently complex skill, there\u2019s always more to learn\u2014for each step you take, there are always two more that arise on the road ahead. Thus the master walks her path not to reach results, but to sink ever deeper into the mysteries and challenges of her chosen skill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Here, Leonard alludes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/articles\/beginners-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the concept of beginner\u2019s mind, or <em>shoshin<\/em>,<\/a> which originates from Zen Buddhism. It contrasts with the \u201cexpert\u2019s mind,\u201d or the mind of someone who thinks they\u2019ve learned it all. To such a person, the possibilities are limited and rigid. But to someone who cultivates a beginner\u2019s mind\u2014for instance, by practicing humility, curiosity, and quiet sitting\u2014the possibilities are endless, and the learning experience is therefore far richer.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you willing to look foolish for the sake of learning? If you have a teacher, how well do you trust them? Writer and educator George Leonard says that, if you want to take the path of mastery, you must surrender to it. He explains that mastery of any skill or art is a process, and you have to submit to that process if you want to learn all that you can. 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