Sunday, October 1, 2017

growth mindset: how to get better at the things you care about

This week, I decided to listen to a TED Talk by Eduardo Briceno titled, "How to get better at the things you care about."

Right away, I was drawn in as I just assumed this talk was going to be about work or school. It also applies to things that truly mean the world to you such as your family, religion, passions, ect. This made me thankful that I clicked this topic because this is something I have been struggling with and working to improve. After have a semester of 20 credit hours and 20 hours of class, I forgot how to grow my relationships and relax. I am hoping to get some guidance as I continue the video.

Although I didn't have the exact words to tie to it, I definitely have realized how much we live in the performance zone. I noticed this yesterday when I had to make a graphic for Class Council. I realized that I haven't gotten any better really since freshman year. I actually took some time to learn from someone more skilled than myself and it helped exponentially!

One thing new that I learned was the power of breaking things down into components during the learning phase. Even though we were trained to do this all growing up through revising papers and such, I have not applied that concept to my life in a while. This will help me a lot!

My goal for this week is going to be to focus on improving tutoring so I can practice the techniques with something tangible, but I plan to then apply the concept to improving my relationships. I plan to improve my tutoring by reading or creating at least one new way to make information stick for students. It can be creating an acronym, reading about a clinical story, or anything else that will help both myself and my students grow.

(Meme made by me.)

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