There are many ways to learn.
There are the unplanned ways: Touch a hot stove and learn that it burns. Put your foot in your mouth and learn how embarrassment feels.
And then there are those that we seek out.
Read MoreThere is nothing quite like immersing yourself in studious exploration of a topic that lights your fire.
The problem arises when the source of that fire disappears.
Read MoreIt sits across from me, a beckoning black hole.
One slip in, and I'm flying across different worlds. Realities whirl past in 140-characters and neatly designed photo layouts.
I get lost in those realities.