Why Adulting Makes Learning New Skills Harder (But Why You Should Do It Anyway)

Let's face it, learning something new as a kid is exciting. Who wouldn't want to spend their days finger-painting masterpieces or mastering that elusive jump shot? But as adults, the thrill of new skills seems to get replaced by a mountain of "shoulds" and "don'ts."

So why is learning new skills so much harder for adults, and more importantly, why should we even bother?