An Einstein Story … the Secret to Learning

Albert Einstein is quoted: That is the way to learn the most, that when you are doing something with such enjoyment that you don’t notice that the time passes. The secret to learning? Probably not to Einstein. No stranger to sharing knowledge and advice with young minds. Here is an Einstein story about learning in a letter to his son.

We are fans of Albert Einstein, there is no doubt (see our earlier post: The Wisdom of Albert Einstein … A Man Ahead of His Time). There is probably more to Einstein's story and philosophy outside of science than in his world within science and many great stories.

We recently read a very interesting article from Brain Picking’s Weekly. Ever read this weekly? Always chock full of interesting reads. Certainly, the case here, especially since we are such fans of Albert Einstein. It is a story we will share with you.

In 1915, aged thirty-six, Einstein was living in war-torn Berlin. His estranged wife, Mileva, and their two sons, Hans Albert Einstein and Eduard “Tete” Einstein, lived in comparatively safe Vienna.

On November 4 of that year, having just completed the two-page masterpiece on the theory of general relativity, Einstein sent 11-year-old Hans Albert the following letter, found in Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children (public library).