Learning the habits of lifelong learners was encouraging and a great way to gain perspective. I would say that I generally match up with many of the habits, but some are surely more of a challenge.
Habit 3 (See problems as challenges) is probably the hardest for me. I encounter several problems throughout my day and week. It happens everyday and I don't know why I am always surprised to see it glaring in my face. My instinct is to get frustrated or discouraged, but I am learning to take a step back, breathe, and look at it from a new perspective. When I am able to do this, I often find that I am excited by the challenge instead of beat over the head and stressed about a problem.
Habit 1 is probably the easiest for me because I am wired to think of the big picture. My thoughts are often in the future thinking of what could be. This can often be a good thing while at other times it is tragically annoying (just ask my wife). I have also come to see the importance of habit 2 over the past few years. No one will take responsibility for it, so I better step up!
7 and 1/2 is probably the best habit ever. Two thumbs up.
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ReplyDeleteGood point about Habit 3 (problems as challenges). Teaching all day presents what seems like many problems to be solved. Taking this class at times seems like a problem I don't want to face. I just need to look at it as a challenge that I can learn from.
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