Learning new things is changing the way one thinks. Changing the way one thinks is difficult, and somewhat threatening. So learning is difficult, and somewhat threatening. What I am doing is difficult, and a little bit scary. It takes effort and courage. I think that if I start my studying each day knowing that it is going to be difficult, and be a little unsettling and disruptive, then it will actually become a little bit easier to deal with, because I'll be prepared for what's coming.