Day 8 - Take on a new challenge

 Taking on new challenges is a important part of improvement. Today I decided I would take on the challenge of learning to solve a rubiks cube. Now my goal wasn't to be able to do it in world record time but to follow the steps and be able to do it in however long it took. I started by watching a you tube video that brought me through the step by step process of solving it using what was called "the daisy method". After following the video with a cube in hand I too the challenge to do it on my own, unsurprisingly I got stuck quite quickly. I didn't realize the amount of repetition it would take to remember the steps after the video suddenly wasn't there, I watched the video again, and again until I was able to solve the first 2 "layers" on my own. The last one required a little more thinking and the memorization was a lot more challenging. Knowing how much I struggle with memorization I stepped back from the video and continued practising the first 2 layers until I could do it in my sleep, I thought by completely understanding the easiest part the harder portion would be much easier to remember. Now this may not work for everyone but given my strengths I adapted and created a strategy that worked best for me. Taking on this challenge not only pushed my comfort zone in memorization learning but it helped me better understand how I learn best and how the strategies I used could be applied to various areas in life whether it be school, work or extra curricular.