Ask HN: How do you get past difficulty learning what's needed for a new job?
I have one client right now who pays me out of pocket, but the work he&#x27;s asking is beyond my understanding. It&#x27;s dealing with a new system that has a lot of parts. It&#x27;s well documented, but when I read the documentation, it&#x27;s just not sinking in, I&#x27;m not &quot;getting it&quot;. My eyes just gloss over and I re-read the same sentence over and over for 3 minutes without any progress. This is the same thing that happened when I tried to learn Rails about 8 years ago.<p>Is it possible to push past this and force my mind to learn new things? Is being 32 years old and in very poor health a show-stopper for learning new complex concepts?<p>My first thought is to just get another job, one that I already know how to do. But that&#x27;s outside of my control, this is my only client and will be for a few months.<p>Any advice is appreciated.