Happy mind shift

They get to the finish line, they answer really, really fast.

they get to the finish line, but because they are walking, they get there much, much more slowly.

• persistence
• flexibility

• active learning

• Do your best to take charge of whatever you're learning about, to put a pen or pencil to paper to take quizzes, to do assignments, get your hand on it. So you can actively master the material yourself.
• Incidentally, working with others is another way of grappling actively with the material, so that why it can be so helpful to interact on the discussion forms. In fact, talking with others is probably more pleasant than any other kind of active learning.

Old or young, you may feel like you have a childlike incompetence when you learning something new or you're changing disciplines or careers, this is very typical. But keep in mind that the feeling of incompetence, will gradually pass.The creative power that you can bring to the table because of your willingness to change can be invaluable. It might even lead you to start a paradigm shift of your own.

We tend to get more practice at we're already kind of good at, so we get ever better at it.

mastery learning?

In face，you can actually even flunk classes completely and still turn out to be a successful learner.

focused/diffuse mode

incidentally, the habit of writing down a problem that you're trying to solve before going to bed will help you calm your mind and let your nighttime brain think of a solution.

bit of noise temporarily allows the longer-range diffuse network to pop up.

natural passions

We often develop passions about what we're really good at, but some things take longer for us get good at.

In the discussion form describe what you've done or plan to do to broaden your passions in learning, going beyond what you feel you're naturally good at.

• the benefits of slow learning
• active learning, just watching someone solve a problem or speak another language, for example, isn't enough
• you past helps your future, career wise, we learned what your past can have great value for your future even if it seems completely disconnected.
• focused and diffuse mode
• music
• technology
• natural passion

mental tricks

meditation: focused attention/ diffuse mode thinking

pomodoros

practice and repetition are equal important with conceptual learning.

mental tricks

learning reframe

an emotionally based framework to a more rational, calmed down part of the brain.

• all or nothing thinking
• magnification
• overgeneralization
• mental filter
• discounting the positive
• jumping to conclusions
• mind reading
• emotion reasoning
• shouldy thinking
• projoratives
• personalisation and blame

to find positive ways to think about a negative experience.

• try to take advantage of all of your senses

• psychological safety
• the right people with you

• personal passion

• passion to do thing
• the passion trap

• there are internal desires, the external needs of the world and many different influences from our family, our friends and our teachers and mentors. There is on one single answer to all this, but there are thoughtful ways to address this challenge as you think about your career and you approach to life-long learning. Thinking visually about your talents can be helpful.

- π 方法

- you have one main skill, say accounting, but you also want to supplement that with knowledge in another area, say counselling.

The second area may be directly related or it may be quite different from the first.

If time and money are tight, you should try to build your second skill out of what you're already familiar with.

• require lots of skills
• keep your mind open and and to keep learning
• This is the best way to ensure your skills don't become obsolete.
• read, take moocs, and take courses and seminars to keep yourself prepared, no matter what twists or turns your career may take.

• career change
• If you are considering career change or even simple second skilling, here are a few tips for dealing with the push back from others, who might want you to stay the way you are.

• with the dabble approach, you simply gradually learning in the new area, either online, through reading or by taking local classes.This is a slow approach, but it can also help you ensure that you, yourself can gradually grow with the change, which will make the transition less jarring for all involved.

• the double life approach is much more intense than dabbling, with this approach, you basically compartmentalize your life and avoid talking to people about you're trying to do.

• keep in mind, it is important to choose reachable and doable interim goals and check points to assess your progress.

You've got to cultivate selective ignorance.

Because if you know how to do everything, then you become everybody's go-to person and that can interfere with getting your own work done, and that turned out to be pretty good advice.

cultivating selective ignorance has often prevented me from getting drafted into projects that I had no interest in participating in, or time for.

General competence, along with selective ignorance are two important keys for career success.

The value of feeling like an imposter

The imposter syndrome is that feeling that you're not as good or as talented as the other people around you.

Doubting yourself isn't always bad. It can keep you more open and flexible to seeing and doing what you need to do to succeed.

Persistence and flexibility that can be what matters most in the long run, not genius.

Avoiding carer ruts

Wherever you are in your career path, whether young, mid-career, or even in retirement it can help to keep your eye on the big picture of social trends in relation to your special skills.

We know that language and culture are important. But in today's society, technological, scientific, and mathematical literacy and expertise are of increasing importance, as well.

So if you have a soft-skill area of interest, it can be a good idea to balance that with some technical or analytical skills. But likewise, if you already have sharp analytical skills, it can be a good idea to enhance your talent stack by working on your soft skills such as speaking ability or writing.

the golden rule of career catastrophes, and that is, it is never as bad as you think it is at the time and there is always a silver lining.

traits

reframing your thought

dream, practical

emotion

learning decision making

happiness

sadness

anger

surprise

fear

disgust

emotions are typically slow in onset and can last a long time.

This week we've talked about how careers get launched and how your own career can develop and change through your life.