Question:
For years, I have been learning in Kolel, and I have not been successful yet to finish any topic of Gemara I learned. I never yet completed anything, from beginning until end. At first, whenever I begin to learn, I have excitement, and slowly my excitement wanes, until I lose the whole thing. Then my learning will eventually become shaky and unstable, and unproductive. What is the reason for this, and how can I solve this issue?Answer:
Whenever you begin to learn, the main power you need to use is your intellect, not your heart. You need to enter Torah learning with the abilities of logical planning and thinking. In contrast, when [you start with excitement], you are starting from your heart [from a place of emotion], and this excitement will tend to weaken. You can also bring some of your heart into the process, but you mainly need to apply your cold, clean intellect, so that you can build a structure, step after step. The more solid your foundation is when you start, by mainly using your intellect as opposed to your heart, the more your Torah learning will last, with siyata d’shmaya.
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