I have approximately 3 minutes for this blog post. I’ve got a newsletter due in a day, and another document that needs to be emailed to a group tonight. Sometimes that’s how it is. I’ve notice there is less drama around time for me now. As always, it’s the meta emotions that really ruin your day. I’m having less of those. It makes it easier to iterate and keep going even when things don’t work out.
I really like the ideal of the scientist mindset, of just being curious. Failures are just data, and you can get curious about why they didn’t work. Data, not drama.
I think this is also a large part of my problems with teaching. There are a lot of meta emotions. I am invested in the outcomes, so when I fail it feels bad, so I avoid taking risks that I should be taking, simple, low stakes experiments that would help me practice and learn. And when I do take those risks, when it doesn’t work out, I feel bad, and it take a while to work up to trying again. Not an effective mindset for learning and growth, let alone enjoyment. I’ve mentioned something like this before, but it’s coming home stronger, as I see first hand again the difference beliefs and mindset make, via how much less stressful the time thing is, without all the baggage (or with less, in any case.)
OK, that’s time, see ya next week.
Love to all my friends and family
-Isaac
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