
An Easy Way to Start Learning
a New Subject
by Susan Wenger

When I want to learn a subject that is relatively unknown
to me, and I don't have a good background on that subject
to incorporate my new learning with, I like to start with
a children's book on the subject. The children's books
are clearly written, often with pictures and
explanations, and they presuppose no background at all,
so they provide whatever context is needed to understand
the material.
They also have the virtue of being short, quick-reading, and appealing.
After I've read a children's book, I have the background
AND a greater interest and appreciation, and I am better
able to absorb the material in the "adult" version of the
subject.
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