Learn and Discover

The most exciting time in genealogy is when we are discovering. In between discoveries there's a whole range of other actions and they include searching, preparing, planning, strategizing, documenting and learning. The learning is essential or the brickwalls come faster and higher. Without learning we would not know where to look, how to evaluate, what questions to ask. I think it is best to plan to learn. Learning beats my least favorite action, waiting. It keeps the genealogist's mind keen. A short-term plan is just fine. The plan can be as simple as adding a few low-pressure items to the to-do list (sounds like an oxymoron - isn't meant to be - after all there can be items on a to-do list that aren't high priority). The short-term plan could be: go to the National Genealogical Society Conference to learn, listen, discuss and build up the learning part of the to-do list.

Link to NGS Conferences