From the day that we are born until the day that we finally sail off on that great tax-free holiday in the sky we are constantly on a learning curve.
Whether it be learning to sit without our mom's having to hold our heads up or learning to play by the rules or even learning to do a writeup. It never stops.
Of course nobody's learning curve is identical to anyone else's. Nor is there ever only one learning curve to life. It's more like a roller coaster without the loops (or perhaps not).

But there are certain milestones along the way on each learning curve which can help you to orientate yourself on the curve.

  1. euphoria - 'Hey! this is easy'
  2. on the up - 'uhm, okaaay.. who put this bump here?'
  3. climbing - 'sheesh! Are you kidding me? Perhaps I should've stayed at home.'
  4. doubt - 'nope, can't do it - sorry, goodbye'
  5. perseverance - now this is where it gets hard...
  6. success - it speaks for itself doesn't it?
  7. euphoria - 'sure, no problem'

In the end there probably isn't a fool-proof approach to learning curves, but it all comes together in the perseverance bit.