Finding Leverage Points in Our Task List
As we set about working toward our goals, it can be easy to get overwhelmed by the many tasks, so much so that we may have no idea where to…
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2018-12-18
Editing Your Mistakes
One of the advantages of being creative in the digital age is that it's incredibly easy to tweak your work, making enhancements or corrections as the need arises. I'm thinking…
2018-12-14
Evaluation or Judgement
I'm a big advocate of getting feedback when it comes to learning. Practice without some kind of feedback has limited benefit at best, and at worst can be counterproductive by…
2018-12-13
You Don’t Know How Hard It Is
I was reminded today of a common "error" that we make when we estimate how hard a task is (or was). My son was reflecting on a test that he…
2018-12-12
Don’t Try Out New Recipes on Guests
In a previous post I wrote about practicing in public, and the need to get feedback from others, even early in your skill development. I also mentioned briefly that there…
2018-12-11
The Four Stages of Competence
For self-learners, one problem that we have to deal with is knowing what it is that we need to learn. How do we direct our own learning when we don't…
2018-12-09
Judging Creativity
Have you noticed that the first response that most people have after experiencing a creative endeavor is to express a judgement about it? While walking out of the theater or…
2018-12-09
Creativity: WIAW
Creativity is one of those words that most people feel comfortable using, but when asked to give a definition they have trouble putting it into words. I know this because…
2018-12-08
Practicing In Public
A big part of learning involves receiving feedback as you develop your skills over many repetitions. Ideally, this feedback would come from someone who is interested in your continued growth…
2018-12-07
The Power of Acknowledgement
This value of sincere acknowledgement of others has been on my mind a lot lately. The idea came to the forefront a while ago when I read a book about…
2018-12-05