Author: THE HOPE MAFIA & THE ASTRAL SURGE + Filmmaker: SAINT MAVERICK PRODUCTIONS
Gaining 'true' knowledge and transitioning it into wisdom is quite a personal and elusive experience... elusive because it primarily works on two drives. The first is our intrinsic motivation to learn and keep learning. The second is HOW this motivation gets us fired up. Interestingly, there are no set rules here. It's so personal and... Continue Reading →
The minute we accept this premise, we'll weed ourselves from the temptation to just 'present' the content. We'll 'realize' that learning doesn't happen as easily as that. It doesn't, of course, mean we punish learners by making their mission unrealistically difficult to accomplish. Instead, we work on the 'zone of proximal development' (ZPD). Which means... Continue Reading →
Movies whose plots are logically (and emotionally) tied-up together become instant blockbusters in our mind. Because we see the connect between the unfolding instances. Subsequently, we appreciate directors for the sincere efforts they've taken to not make us feel we've wasted our precious time watching a frivolous work. Learning Designers are the directors of courses... Continue Reading →
Therefore, it needs to get triggered in the 'inside' first before it can show on the 'outside'. HOPE, used in psychological parlance, is a motivation that happens at a very deep emotional level. People, whose hope is fanned vigorously, get compulsively optimistic about the future and subconsciously mend their perceptions/ways for better. 'YES, WE CAN!'... Continue Reading →
By design, we human beings THRIVE on our social instincts. Because, we are energized by emotions that are far more layered and nuanced than those of our counterparts in the animal kingdom. The shelf-life of our bonding far outreaches that of our brethren. Our interpersonal ties are networked on such intricately impassioned scale that the... Continue Reading →
The concept behind learning is no secret. Neither is it a mystery. It gets initiated so spontaneously in childhood without any triggers whatsoever (what with the little learning minds constantly trespassing into the peaceful existence of the satiated adult minds with their relentlessly curious queries). But, unfortunately, this state of mind is not to continue... Continue Reading →
Because that's where great insights lie. Mingling with people helps watch them up close, empathize with their challenges and understand their varying degrees of knowledge. These insights trigger a reflection on what can be done further to help them perform better. Helping them perform better is THE key, but as obvious as it might seem, this happens... Continue Reading →
...which means, the focus goes straight to what happens 'inside' when a learning experience is in progress. Does this experience strike the needed neural connections inside the brain for the brain to change 'physically'? Does the brain change physically? I was quite intrigued by this question and started looking around for insights. What I discovered... Continue Reading →
Enter any work zone. We find different kinds of people there. Those who look bored and disengaged, who come to work because they have to. And, those who look tensed, anxious, exhausted and overworked, who desperately wait for that much-needed break. For both these classes, work is far from inspiring. There's nothing to look forward... Continue Reading →
The biggest challenge to getting a perennial learning mindset is OURSELVES. Our mindscape is so dimensional and vast that tracking all its subliminal processes becomes quite difficult, if not impossible. Things happen on a pre-programmed mode and decisions get taken on an automated note. Complacency, for instance, is one of the common mind-traps most of... Continue Reading →
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