Three key tips for learning to learn
Learning is something we all do. It is assumed that the ability to learn is a function of intelligence. Recent research suggests that effort through deliberate practice and strategies can yield better results. Here are three ways to do this.
Thoughts about storytelling …
The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind:
What’s your story?
Stories are important. They are a social mechanism for passing on knowledge, sharing folklore and culture, as well as a learning tool. Everyone has a story. What’s yours?
Thoughts about choice …
We are not animals.
Thoughts about your comfort zone …
Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.
~ Brian Tracy
Are some people born creative and others not? Can you foster creativity in yourself if you feel it is lacking? Research gives us thought that this may be possible – but how?
Thoughts about the creative process …
Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity.
How to deal with loneliness at work
Loneliness is a condition that can affect us socially and professionally. Its impact can be significant. It is suggested that loneliness can reduce your lifespan in a similar way to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day, or greater than that associated with obesity. So what can we do about it?
Thoughts about loneliness …
We have all known the long loneliness, and we have found that the answer is community.
~ Dorothy Day