tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727763716708110943.post8208914449631422236..comments2009-04-13T13:45:26.790-07:00Comments on Sarah Speirs: Personal Learning Theorysarahelizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18068970091112037799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8727763716708110943.post-82889084316069027832009-04-13T13:45:00.000-07:002009-04-13T13:45:00.000-07:00I'm glad you were able to view yourself as a learn...I'm glad you were able to view yourself as a learner and to learn (again) to do what you love. I love to draw but had never had an art class (except for a semester in 5th and 8th grades). My final year of grad school, my wife enrolled me in some sketching classes and it was one of the best things I could have done during a stressful time of life. Keep it up and please post your pictures online where the rest of us can see them. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the psychology behind your experience, your statement massed practice actually reminds me more of a concept we didn't discuss called, "flow." It's when you get so engaged in doing something that you continue to do it at the expense of other things (flow can be a really good thing). You can read more about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology). <BR/><BR/>BTW, I don't see a learning log.Peter Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901196099835320772noreply@blogger.com