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When you are learning new ideas or behaviour, beware of two dangers:

1 You are completely stuck and do not know what to do next. You might feel anxious or helpless. You are in the ‘anxiety zone’, where the perceived difficulty of the task seems greater than the resources you have.

Stop!

Take a mental step back. Breathe deeply and think what you want to do next. What resources do you need? More information? Someone to ask? A complete break? A padded cell?

2 It all seems too easy and you can do it with one arm tied behind your back. You are not stretched enough. You might feel bored or uninvolved. You are in the ‘drone zone’. The resources you have seem far greater than the difficulty of the task.

Stop!

Take a mental step backwards, breathe deeply and then decide what to do. Maybe you can set yourself some further outcomes that stretch you. Maybe you need a break or maybe you do not need to learn that skill after all.

The learning zone is when the perceived difficulty roughly matches the perceived resources.

The anxiety zone is when perceived difficulty is much greater than perceived resources.

The boredom or drone zone is when the perceived resources are much greater than perceived difficulty.

When you feel alert and curious, when you can manage to stay in the learning zone and avoid the anxiety zone and the drone zone, then learning will be rewarding and enjoyable.

The most important thing to be aware of when you are learning is your emotional state.