Have you tried being a beginner recently?

You should

Simon Griffiths
4 min readMay 23, 2022

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Two swimmers in a river at sunrise, in the winter
© Simon Griffiths

Think of a field in which you’re an expert. Then ask yourself, is there a subsector of this field in which you have relatively little experience? Found one? Good. Now go and have some fun with it.

Becoming a beginner again can be an enlightening and thought-provoking experience, as I found out with cold water swimming.

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Simon Griffiths

I am the founder of Outdoor Swimmer magazine (https://www.outdoorswimmer.com). I write about swimming, swimrun, writing, marketing, business & publishing.