Day 429 - Play loops - https://golifelog.com/posts/play-loops-1646444829595
My toddler son has way too many toys. He plays with one set for a day or a week, gets bored, and then moves on to the next set. In time he returns to it, but plays it in a different way, or learns how to play it ‘properly’ (if the toy was previously above his developmental stage).
Somehow, the way he learns is emergent on how he plays.
Learning loops. Always coming back, then relearning but learning just a bit more this time. Until he had learned all there is and he moves on, permanently.
I like to think that as builders and makers, our projects are our ‘toys’. And we could take a cue or two from the way children play. In this case, how we can rotate through our projects, and learn in loops, getting better with each loop.
Truth is, I’ve been hammering away at the same 1-2 ‘toys’ for many months now. And the best way get a break-through is to acknowledge that I’m bored, stop playing, and move on to other projects for a while.
That’s the upside of having a portfolio of projects instead of being all in on one.
Do as a child would. Move on unapologetically once you get bored, and just keep on looping through, iterating.
Most of all, play.
Just have fun.
Somehow, the way he learns is emergent on how he plays.
Learning loops. Always coming back, then relearning but learning just a bit more this time. Until he had learned all there is and he moves on, permanently.
I like to think that as builders and makers, our projects are our ‘toys’. And we could take a cue or two from the way children play. In this case, how we can rotate through our projects, and learn in loops, getting better with each loop.
Truth is, I’ve been hammering away at the same 1-2 ‘toys’ for many months now. And the best way get a break-through is to acknowledge that I’m bored, stop playing, and move on to other projects for a while.
That’s the upside of having a portfolio of projects instead of being all in on one.
Do as a child would. Move on unapologetically once you get bored, and just keep on looping through, iterating.
Most of all, play.
Just have fun.