learning
Little Breakthroughs Can Frankly Be Huge… Even If Not Everyone Understands What It Means Right Away
The reality is that little breakthroughs can frankly be huge… even if not everyone understands right away when you’re telling them about the breakthrough and how much it means to you.
To the Right People, You Won’t Be Too Much
was a relief when I got together with my husband that he didn’t find me exhausting. Because my ex certainly did. He said it often. He didn’t say that I had a ton of energy or that I was always working on learning something — the way that I’d come later to view these tendencies of mine.
No, he said that I was exhausting.
“Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.”
Trying too hard to get a refund on the cost of experience just ends up making you act like a Karen.
I Love Having Someone to Learn With
I have to say that’s probably my favorite thing about my life, even on the tough days: I love having someone to learn with — about the world, about others, and about myself.
I’ve Learned the Most from Watching People Who Seem to Know What They’re Doing
I’ve learned the most from watching people who seem to know what they’re doing
Intellectually Humble People Are Better at Applying What They’ve Learned
As I’ve mentioned in previous installments of this series, Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias whereby the most unskilled or incompetent individuals think they are… Read More »Intellectually Humble People Are Better at Applying What They’ve Learned
The Curious Case of Hundredth Monkey Effect and How Ideas Actually Seem to Spread
During this weekend series, I’ve primarily stuck to phenomena that have held up to empirical research or at least heavily been supported by clinical practice.… Read More »The Curious Case of Hundredth Monkey Effect and How Ideas Actually Seem to Spread
I’m a Sucker for People Who Are Passionate About Learning New Things
So much has been made of tall, dark, and handsome. Or of having a certain ratio of measurements. But that’s not what makes my chest… Read More »I’m a Sucker for People Who Are Passionate About Learning New Things
The Poly Ventriloquist: Hey, I Taught You That!
“I have found that the most difficult and most rewarding challenge of my work is how to be both a mapmaker and a traveler.” –Brené… Read More »The Poly Ventriloquist: Hey, I Taught You That!