We are almost halfway through the year and, for organization freaks like me, this is the time to evaluate, rethink and plan the goals and action plans for the second semester. In fact, if you came to this article looking for professional inspiration, I would already start with this tip: stop, write your goals on paper, align what you need to do with where you want to go and draw a new plan.
It was doing this analysis that I came to question myself: when was the last time I learned something new? I think a lot of people of the same age and professional moment that I can relate to. I’ve completed my formal studies for a few years now, I’ve been working in the same field for a long time and I can’t remember the last time I went headlong into a whole new challenge.
Of course, when I say “learning something new” here, I mean something really different, transformative. Learning we learn every day (or should…), whether by reading a book, talking to a mentor or even doing research on a topic that we don’t master so much.
But I still miss that feeling I had in my 20s, when I looked back on the past year and realized how different I was becoming. Do you know this feeling?
I think that being an entrepreneur and content creator helps, because I’m always studying, researching and looking for new information to bring you. I remember when I left my last clt job, where I stayed for three years, and the feeling of complete stagnation I had had doing the same job for so long.
But whatever your reality, entrepreneur or employee, the truth is that it is easy to get carried away by the convenience of doing the same tasks every day, in the same way, with the same people. Always read about the same subjects, circulate in a relatively closed universe.
That’s why I proposed, and I came here to propose to you too, to learn something totally different in the second semester of this year. I haven’t decided yet if it’s going to be something somehow connected to my work – like programming or design – or if it’s going to be something more related to personal interests, like a new language or, I don’t know, cooking.
I just know that I really miss leaving the house with my notebook under my arm to study something new, meet colleagues with common interests and come back full of ideas to share. Studying online is cool, but I miss this face-to-face contact. Have you taken any legal course in recent months to recommend it to me and other colleagues who follow here?
