I am beginning to struggle. It has been many years since I last attended a lecture course, and my early enthusiasm for embarking on this one is starting to wane. The conferences I occasionally go along to don't really count, as they only last for a couple of days and you are generally consoled by staying in a smart hotel, with nice views and adequate catering. Things are different when you try to take an online course from home, particularly with respect to the views and the catering. The video lectures initially look quite modest in scope, but then you realise how little spare time you have in the evenings, what with the daily struggle of preparing dinner, general household chores and entertaining the cat. And they do insist on you submitting assignments on time, week after week, which seems a little unreasonable given you have volunteered to do the course out of the kindness of your own heart, and for minimal personal gain (unless you agree to pay for the certificate).
But knowledge is a precious gift, one which would be even more precious if it didn't have a habit of fading away almost as soon as it is acquired. I can readily sympathise with my daughter for managing to forget all the things she has learnt at school by the time she gets home.
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