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#6: Trying new things pt. 1 - by Matt Yao - Game of One

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to feel like a kid again

As soon as we’re born, we are a blank slate in every regard. We all start out as naked babies with no knowledge, no clothes, no interests, no skills. Every moment and every thing we experience is novel in its own way. Whether we remember it or not, there was a first time for everything. As we went from newborn to baby to toddler to kid to adult, the number of things that were brand new to us naturally decreased over time from being exposed to the real world. At first, everything is unknown and unusual - even eating a banana for the first time is crazy if you’ve never had one before. I, like…

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