Mindshifting is recognizing and shifting from the mindsets that hold us back to the mindsets that push us forward. I write about mindsets, Mindshifting, learning, and education, with the hope that these posts give readers more power over their own lives and helps them give others, like their students, more power as well.
The gift and curse of knowing
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The tales of Cassandra and Jonah are direct opposites. In his desire to seduce Cassandra, the god Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy, she could see the future. But when she spurned him, he twisted the gift into a curse, while she could foretell the future, and she would speak the truth, no one would believe her. Cassandra had the knowledge of impending disasters, but had to watch helplessly as her prophecies unfolded, her warning dismissed as the ramblings of a madwoman. |
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Mindshifting is recognizing and shifting from the mindsets that hold us back to the mindsets that push us forward. I write about mindsets, Mindshifting, learning, and education, with the hope that these posts give readers more power over their own lives and helps them give others, like their students, more power as well.
Learning releases jolts of dopamine and endorfins, just like having fun does. Here are my seven shots on Sunday. Experience 1: my B team tennis doubles team match was scheduled for 1:30. On the way over, it started to rain a little. Arrived at the court just as I received the text message, match canceled. Experience 2: as we are all talking the rain lets up. The pro announces the matches are back on. I let on that I’m not comfortable if the lines are wet and slippery, but the pro assures me...
Sorry about yesterday's broken link I'm not sure why, but the link yesterday didn't work. Instead of linking again, here is the whole article. I'm training a series of AI coaches for an online version of the MindShifting: Stop Your Brain from Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success book. The goal is to have the AI coach respond as if I were having a conversation with someone. Here is our most recent interaction which was based on the "Perhaps I Can" technique, AI Coach: Welcome! I'm Rishi, and...
I'm training a series of AI coaches for an online version of the MindShifting: Stop Your Brain from Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success book. Here is our most recent interaction