Music

[LizStreithorst]

Have you ever noticed that the more types of music you listen to the more genera you come to  like?  It takes a while sometimes. The more you listen the more you come to understand and the easier it gets.  I just heard something from the Middle East where they sing in moving notes rather that individual notes.  First time I have ever liked that sound.  I'm learning.  I don't think that I'll ever get the Asian music, but I have hope.  I just don't get the 5 note scale yet.  There is no hope for me ever liking the new ambient music.  There are people who get it but I will never be one of them.

[BillT]

Make sense to me.
There maybe something similar with trying different kinds of food. Try more, more easily like more.
May be the case with languages also. I worked with a guy from India who probably knew 30-40 languages (India has hundreds of little languages and many people there speak several languages). He picked up Spanish (in the LA area) in a few weeks.

I feel that in the sciences, the more you know, the easier it is to pick up on new fields. Of course there are a lot of shared concepts among different fields which may be the reason (less new stuff to learn because you already know a concept from a related field).

[BallAquatics]

I know computer programming languages are like that.  First couple can be pretty rough, but they start getting easier to pick up the more you work with.

I also believe that proper motivation plays a very big part too.  It's easier to learn or develop an appreciation for things you are interested in.  For example, my sister is always telling me she can't do this or that on the computer, but she learned how to text, send photos, and even video chat with the grand kids on her i-phone.....  motivation is very powerful indeed.  LOL

Dennis

[Mugwump]

Yes on all the above.....and it helps to have an inquisitive mind, you're always looking, and exploring.....'people watching' comes to mind, what people do and why, seemingly, are they doing it...

[PaulineMi]

Yes on all the above.....and it helps to have an inquisitive mind, you're always looking, and exploring.....'people watching' comes to mind, what people do and why, seemingly, are they doing it...

That's why, as much as I hate the whole flying experience, I enjoy sitting and people watching in the airport.

[Mugwump]

Yes on all the above.....and it helps to have an inquisitive mind, you're always looking, and exploring.....'people watching' comes to mind, what people do and why, seemingly, are they doing it...

That's why, as much as I hate the whole flying experience, I enjoy sitting and people watching in the airport.

You betcha..... ..and some malls too...