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A new book examines the history of free soloing, and tries to explain why climbers do it  

6. Learning multiple skills simultaneously Each factor is worthy of analysis, but the last finding surprised and interested me. It appears that people may learn better when tackling multiple new skills at once. In the study, adults over age 55 tasked with taking on three new skills, “not only acquired proficiency in these areas but improved their cognitive functioning overall, including working and episodic memory.” I have enjoyed being a serial neophyte over the past decade and more. I took up stand-up paddle boarding when I was past the half-century mark, though now I sometimes lack the...