It has long seemed to me a strange contradiction that we humans, creatures so naturally inclined toward curiosity and discovery, should nevertheless encounter such profound difficulties in our attempts to learn. The child who explores the world with boundless wonder gradually transforms into the student who sighs heavily at the prospect of mastering a new subject. The eager novice who begins a craft with enthusiasm finds their path increasingly fraught with frustration and doubt. Even the most dedicated scholars among us encounter periods where knowledge seems to retreat from our grasp rather than yield to our persistent inquiries. What are we to make of these impediments that arise along the path of learning? From whence do they come, and by what means might we navigate them with greater wisdom?

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