{"id":81,"date":"2016-05-25T09:50:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T01:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/?p=81"},"modified":"2016-06-14T15:03:22","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T07:03:22","slug":"the-key-to-learning-a-new-skill-wanting-it-badly-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/the-key-to-learning-a-new-skill-wanting-it-badly-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"The key to learning a new skill? Wanting it badly enough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_82\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82\" data-attachment-id=\"82\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/news.loop.sg\/index.php\/2016\/05\/25\/the-key-to-learning-a-new-skill-wanting-it-badly-enough\/attachment\/4800\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?fit=1920%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4800\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Picture from TheGuardian&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?fit=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?fit=635%2C381&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?resize=635%2C381&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Picture from TheGuardian\" width=\"635\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?resize=768%2C461&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?resize=1024%2C614&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?resize=1200%2C720&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/news.loop.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/4800.jpg?w=1270&amp;ssl=1 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-82\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2016\/apr\/30\/the-key-to-learning-new-skills-wn\">TheGuardian<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ever had a problem trying to find the drive to learn a new skill? 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