Learning a new skill provides the perfect opportunity for you to learn something new about yourself; your sense of self grows. Deciding to tackle a new task or goal, is a reflection of how important that thing is to you. When you go about confronting a brand new interest or skill, you find a new piece to the unique mosaic that is you.
You glean a better sense of what you like and dislike, what resonates and clicks with you, and what doesn’t. As you do this, your understanding and awareness of who you are grows too.
So, in actively investing time and resources into your interests, there’s a good chance that you’ll feel more in control of your life – an invaluable , particularly in this moment, where ‘control’ is one of the things many of us feel we’re currently without.