I’m an artist that reads one word at a time. It takes me a long time to process complicated subjects, so I avoid them because I’m a slow reader.

I don’t have a choice but to learn laws now, and it took me about four years of restisting, whining about it, hoping it goes away, and not understanding them. I kept at it, even though it was difficult and it stretched my brain from the right side (artistic) to the left side (logical), to where I’m starting to get it now.

I still read slow, and it’s still complicated to understand, but somehow, the brain adjusts to learning a new subject. Beats me how, but now I almost want to go to law school. Okay, maybe that’s stretching it, but it’s cool how your brain can switch from one subject to another if you apply yourself to something, even if you don’t understand it at first.

I guess it’s like learning a foreign language.

Truth is though, if you’re stuck in a job like that you should probably start looking for a new one.

What jobs are there that you can’t learn and grow from? I worked in a factory during the summer when I was going to college. I learned a lot about getting along with people with interests completely different from me. And I also learned a lot about emotional self-management and making the most of the present moment. Life is too precious to waste.

Certainly my employer benefited, too. I was asked back every summer, and I got glowing recommendations when I needed them for a resume.