Turn The Magical Into The Mechanical

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When a process or phenomenon feels magical, that’s typically an indication you don’t really understand what’s happening under the hood. You don’t have the nuts and bolts in your head, so the outcome just feels like a magical result from some sorcerous incantation.

This magic can be exciting, even inspiring – but many learners make the mistake of leaning further into activities that increase this magical feeling, when really, the goal of learning is to turn the magical into the mechanical.

But the shift from magical to mechanical doesn’t diminish the beauty. It just changes the lens. You stop being a spectator of wonders and start becoming a builder of them.

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