When you begin, all the doors are open. Infinite possibilities lie ahead. Your future is a blank slate, yet to be written.
Nervousness mixes in with excitement. You feel unfamiliarity, uncertainty, maybe even fear. These emotions combine to create a rush, a thrill from being someplace new.
We usually assume that experts are superior to novices, since they know better. And that’s usually true. But in some unexpected ways, a beginner can have hidden advantages over an expert.
As a beginner, you don’t have preconceived notions about what is and what isn’t, what’s possible and what’s impossible. You don’t know the limits, you don’t know the rules.
Everyone who’s been somewhere awhile knows how things are “supposed” to be. They know what they can and cannot do. Their beliefs are set in stone, hardened by what they’ve experienced.
This is why being a beginner can be a hidden advantage. You see and approach problems differently, so you come up with solutions that others may not have considered. You shake up the norms and force people to rethink current strategies.
According to research, taking on new challenges also leads to actual changes in the brain. By trying new things, your brain forms new neural connections. In the process, your thinking skills improve and you fend off cognitive decline.
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