here you'll find a guiding map to the way i think i learn. it's composed by 04 parts that correlate to each other. i don't have a prefered order to do them and they normally alternate between each other. mostly i need to experience enough of each of those parts to switch to another one.
but mostly, all of the possible combinations of the parts have the final goal to make me loose fear & gain confidence to get knowlege over something - and be able to experiment, fail and feel motivated to continue exploring it.
i've always been a bit scared of starting something new & letting go old habits. and i started noticing this once i decided to build a career within the realms of art. i takes me a long time to take ownership of whatever i'm learning and making. i took a long time to call whatever i was doing art; working with sound, a matter that i'm so instigated by, wa sa big challenge at first because i felt i didn't know enough to pull it off. if i don't feel like i know 100% of what i did, i don't feel comfortable nor confident about the work. that explains a lot why i hate using after effects plugins and coding libraries. and i think that little by little i'm learning to critically analyse what, in the overall picture, matters.
![Learning Diagram] (http://gauirenata.com/projects/images/learninmap_renatagaui.jpg)
| being exposed to brief introductions | experimenting | understanding the basics | getting comfortable with the content |
|---|---|---|---|
| being exposed ot projects or readings that talk about the topic; talking with friends, colleagues and professors that are exploring it | testing with materials, prototyping, learning from practice and gaining experience | understand from zero the logic of what i'm doing and slowly (but gradually) progress | looking for online content/support regarding this topic, looking through foruns and documentation, getting knowleged regarding specific topics |