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.
What we can learn?
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In her Rethink newsletter, Rachel Botsman wrote about What we can learn from being wrong. Botsman showed how Danny Kahneman, Vincent van Gogh, Kathryn Shulz, Thomas Gilovich, Carol Tavis, Elliot Aronson, Adam Grant, Alistair Campbell, and Ann Frieman all demonstrate that learning is a product of being wrong, and that not being willing to be wrong leads to stagnation and mediocrity. Sweet things are made of this, who am I to disagree? I’m me, and I always find a way to disagree. Maybe growth and learning are more a product of curiosity and play than error. Human cognitive bias dictates that we perceive what we expect to perceive. When we are sure, when we are certain, all of us discard or ignore data and feedback that contradicts our reality. But when we are less sure, when we are curious and playful, then we can learn, adjust, and grow using data and feedback It’s not so much about being right or wrong, it’s being open minded, it’s being able to quiet the limbic survival mind and tap into the cognitive powers of our prefrontal cortex. It’s about Mindsets and MindShifting. Want to know how to do that? Here are two ways:
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Mindshifting Educators
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.
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We often think our biggest challenges are external—but what if the real roadblocks are in our own thinking? In my conversation with Marc Haine, I unpack some of the most common (and sneaky) mindset traps that derail progress, and I share tools I’ve used with leaders to help them move forward with clarity and purpose. This episode is full of insights you can use right away.
I love when I see really smart people explaining their work. Last night 15 educators showed and explained lesson plans on how to teach others the techniques to become resourceful, how to take control of your mind and not let circumstances dictate how you feel, think, and actl The sequence of lessons are: 1. Navigating Sensory overload with MindShifting, for 6th to adult 2. What if, a way to get unstuck, for K-5 3. Professional Development: Implementing a Choice Board for Empowering Students...