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When mastery kills the attention that learning naturally creates

I can focus deeply when I am learning something new but once I master a skill my attention wanders and I get bored and cannot maintain concentration.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind's natural fascination with novelty and challenge can make sustained attention difficult once competence removes the element of discovery.

Ideas that help explain it
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