Voldemort: The True Starting Point of Learning

Education often feels like a mystery. So many paths. So many options.
But here’s a truth that slices through the noise:

Solve your biggest problem first.

Not the one society thinks you should have.
Not the one your parents, teachers, or peers recommend.

I’m talking about your Voldemort—
The real problem.
The one that scares you, the one you avoid naming,
The one that lives deep in your chest and makes you feel slightly sick when you think about it.

The Problem You Don’t Want to Face

Most people bury their biggest problem.
They walk around it. Cover it up with productivity, small talk, checklists.
The longer they avoid it, the deeper it sinks.
They lose the words for it.
They lose the feeling for it.

And eventually, they stop trying to name it at all.

Like Voldemort:
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."

But here’s the twist—
In French, vol de mort literally means:
"flight of death."

When you avoid the thing you most need to face, you’re not just avoiding a problem—
You’re avoiding your own vitality.
You’re flying away from your power.

Education, at Its Core, Is Facing Voldemort

The people who truly learn, the ones who grow in real and powerful ways—
they all have one thing in common:
They face the thing first.

When you look at your deepest struggle—whether it’s social anxiety, grief, shame, creative paralysis, or simply the fear of not being good enough—
and you say:
“Okay. Let’s go.”

Then you’re learning.
Then you’re alive.

And suddenly, learning isn’t forced.
It’s driven. Curious. Fierce.
Because now you have a real reason to learn.
A reason that moves from your own center.

What Happens After?

Once you solve the biggest problem?
You don’t stop.
You just see more clearly.

Another problem rises to the top.
Another Voldemort.
But now you’ve got the courage—and the map—to face it.

That’s how real learning works.
One truth at a time.
One dark room opened.
One fear looked in the eyes.

So forget the checklists and standard paths for a moment.
Sit down. Close your eyes. Ask yourself:

“What am I really avoiding?”

That’s where your learning journey begins.
Solve your biggest problem first.