I found the 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners to be interesting to say the least. Do not get my wrong; I found the the message of the "tutorial" to be admirable and encouraging, but I wish they find a better speaker than the dull and monotone one they used. Enough of the nitpicking, the reason I created this post was to tell you my personal feelings about the Habits. The one I find the easiest is also the first one on the tutorial: "Begin with the End in Mind." When it came to doing a major school project or a personal goal, I always pictured what it will be like when I finished. On the other hand, it can lead me into disappointment since I picture the end to be the perfect outcome and in reality it is far from that perfection. I still do it though to push myself to make whatever I am doing as perfect as possible. The habit I find difficult to wrap my head around is the "View Problems as Challenges" one. I can never view a problem as a challenge. To me, problems are something that needs all your ability to handle. A challenge is just to test your abilities. If I start viewing them as challenges, I might feel less inclined to handle it. To finish this post off, pay attention to this "tutorial." It has some nice things to say.
Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteI agreed with you so much on this post it is scarey. I also commented about the voiceover that was chosen. I loved how she dropped the "g" on her "ing" words. I also found the same things to be easy and hard for me as you. Maybe go check mine out if you have a free moment?