Information is Everywhere
We are living in a time with information at our fingertips and new ways of doing things constantly being invented, turned into startups, or being used by larger segments of the population. With all this information it’s really hard to start gaining knowledge. The easiest way to start learning is by doing and taking small steps towards growing.
Being a Sponge
Sponges are really good at soaking up water and dispersing soapy suds onto dirty dishes. Although inanimate objects, I like to think of my brain as a sponge. I am constantly learning. The oceans of knowledge that surround us on a daily basis can be soaked into our minds to gain incredible insights on how people live, laugh and love. We can continually grow these insights into a robust framework of our future. With more knowledge constantly expanding our minds, we can find more opportunity to secrete our insights.
Finding Dirty Dishes (Opportunity)
Once you start thinking of knowledge as bits of water filling up your sponge you will start to develop a need to use this information. You’ll want to find dirty dishes to use your mind on. For me I was a sponge around other people’s insightful blog posts. I read a lot of blogs, was fascinated by writing styles, and wanted to write helpful posts that would benefit others. In doing so I noticed there was an opportunity for myself to start blogging. This was all opened up by my awareness to my surroundings and soaking up the knowledge I had a passion for.
Learning While Doing
The only way a sponge will get the job done is by being picked up by a human who applies elbow grease. A sponge won’t move on it’s own, but a sponge in action can clean almost anything. Similarly, the only way your mind will obtain knowledge is by doing tasks. Every task you complete is filling in a little more of the puzzle. Slowly your brain will completely fill up with water, enabling you to clean more and more items. Finding a way to clean more dishes can only start happening once you start scrubbing.
Relax
Whether you’re aware of the lessons you’re currently learning or not, you’re still a sponge. As long as you’re located somewhere close to the sink you’re soaking up knowledge. As you’re figuratively scrubbing dishes reflect on what you’re learning. Take the tidbits of information from each pan and move on, always soaking up a little bit more. One day your sponge will be full of knowledge and you’ll be able to tackle the dirtiest of dishes.