Learn something!
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| “The best thing for being sad […] is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds[, or Leonard Cohen may die, not to mention Bowie and Prince]. There is only one thing for it then — to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting. Learning is the only thing for you. Look what a lot of things there are to learn.” – Merlin, in T. H. White's The Once and Future King, approximately. |
Wise words, Merlin! And just in case anyone happens to be sad this week for any of the above reasons, we've got the cure. Look what a lot of things there are to learn!
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You heard me right. Your library card gets you free access to Lynda.com. Browse literal thousands of video courses, on management, marketing, and software, software, software. Is your world falling apart? Maybe learning to code will make you feel better. |
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We may have mentioned this before, but Mango Languages is a fun, effective way to learn basic conversational skills in dozens of languages. If 2016's really got you down, why not collect all 72? Surely knowing how to order a drink in Telugu will cheer you up. |
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Not gonna lie: I'm actually starting to feel better. Did you know that, since last month, you can now take six-week, instructor-led, interactive online courses in ASL AND creative writing AND accounting AND Photoshop AND honestly, name your topic, there are dozens – completely free? With your library card? 2016 takes with one hand and gives back with the other. Is that a smile? Come on, it is. You're smiling. |
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