Why should I go into details, we have nothing that is not perishable except what our hearts and our intellects endows us with.
Ovid
So my hard drive called it quits on Saturday. My darling tech-savvy fiancé did everything he could, but unfortunately the data is apparently beyond restoration, at least in any DIY manner. My last [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mistakes’
But it’s so difficult!
Posted in what helps me learn, tagged challenge, learning, mistakes, studies, teaching on 5. February. 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It’s OK to fail. If you’re not failing, you’re not growing.
H. Stanley Judd
When I grow up, I’m going to be a teacher.
By definition, a teacher is someone who helps others do things [...]
I heart Shiva Nata
Posted in what helps me learn, tagged body, internal, learning, mistakes, perfectionism, routine, shiva nata on 21. January. 2009 | 15 Comments »
It’s like liquid math. Only you don’t have to understand it to have it work for you.
Havi Brooks
Shiva Nata is a mind-bogglingly difficult system of forms that is based on eight basic arm positions and all the possible combinations and configurations of those positions.
When you’re doing it wrong, you’re doing it right.
When you’re doing it [...]
Learning from mistakes 2: The Two Cars I’ve Smashed
Posted in my personal insightings, tagged communication, learning, mistakes on 8. December. 2008 | 2 Comments »
People will listen a great deal more patiently while you explain your mistakes than when you explain your successes.
Wilbur N. Nesbit
Friday’s insighting was about all the different ways making mistakes hurts. After mulling over the pain over the weekend, let’s get to the action part and the learning part.
1) What’s the sitch?
After the guilt and [...]
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