If you’re learning a new skill and feel like a confused toddler yelling “I *eated the cake!”—good news. You’re doing it right.

Research shows we learn best when things are just hard enough to be frustrating but not so hard you want to set your guitar, language textbook, or gym membership on fire.

In this video, I’ll show you why mistakes are the magic ingredient for mastery, how to spot the sweet spot between “too easy” and “too hard,” and why falling on your face (sometimes literally) is the fastest way forward.

Stop chasing easy and start choosing “desirable difficulties.”