Why I Challenge Myself to Learn a New Skill Every Year

Lessons learned through learning to surf as a 30-something city dweller

Jack Turner, MBA
ILLUMINATION
Published in
4 min readAug 8, 2023

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photo of the author (July 2023)

Each year, alongside my new year’s resolutions I make a commitment to learn a new skill.

I decided a few years ago to make this annual commitment, as the older I get, the more set in my ways I’m becoming — afraid of trying new…

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Jack Turner, MBA
ILLUMINATION

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