Thoughts about focus …
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How to improve your focus and your productivity
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Your attention determines the experiences you have, and the experiences you have determine the life you live.
(Thomas, 2018).
Managing your attention is important to learning and productivity. With the many distractions that abound from electronic and social media, this can be a real challenge.
Thoughts about productivity …
Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.
~ Paul J. Meyer
The amount of information available to us has increased incredibly with the increase in the use of technology and social media. Does that make us more productive as learners though?
Thoughts about life …
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Life isn’t a bed of roses, nor is it a world of thorns.
Thoughts about the generosity of listening …
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Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice but we don’t have to do anything else.
How well do you listen?
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Do you listen well? How would you know? Really that is a judgement made by others. Listening is an act of generosity. This is a generosity that is not always evident.
Thoughts about listening …
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Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals.
~ L. J. Isham
Getting the most out of Q & A
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Following on from the previous post The value of effective questions, let’s now look at strategies for responding to questions. Questions and answers are like two partners dancing – it works if they are in sync with their push and pull interactions. This post focuses on ways to respond to questions effectively.