Indian Epics 2018

Out of all of the extra assignments, I have found the growth mindset challenges to be the most useful for my life. I always find myself to find the need to keep finding the motivation to improve myself. I tend to get stuck in the same ways that I always do things. This week I decided to look at an infographic. Since it is one of Doctor Gibbs favorites, I thought that it would be worth a look at. I always say "I don't know." One of the challenges that this poses is what do you do with that question. Do you stop there? Or do you keep moving from there? Do you find out more? From this lesson, I want to push myself to find the information myself. I am curious to see how far this idea of "I don't know" will go. The Power of I Don't Know ( source ).

( source ) If you can't tell by the image, I took a look at Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences . The concept is that humans can have different types of intelligence. For example, I could be good at one thing, but not at another. This is an important concept to grasp because we often forget that we have our own talents. So, if I were to fail at math, that doesn't mean that I am a complete failure. It simply means that I need to find something else that I could be good it.

This week I will pick a moto that I live by. ( cheezburger ) I picked to live fearlessly every day because it takes a lot of courage and effort to do something out of the ordinary. So, I must remind myself to live by this.

This week I will explore growth mindset through cat memes. 1. Source I picked this image because it is so important to understand why things the way they are so you can improve yourself. 2. Source Self-improvement comes from recognizing what you are doing wrong. So, you need to take a good look in the mirror to grow your own mindset. 3. Source Learning is messy. This meme could not be truer. If it was perfect, you wouldn't be able to grow and learn.

Going back to the meaning of growth mindset, one version of the definition is to stay open to new ideas or different ways of thinking to improve your own mindset. Since I like to travel, there are times when I am ignorant of different cultures because I have never had the chance to interact with people from that country. Each time I travel somewhere new, I try and take in a new culture by trying to understand why the people there act the way that they do. This in the future helps me grow my personal mindset and take down my personal stereotype that I had. Source

This I have challenged myself to create an acronym that embodies the concept of growth mindset. TFC: Time, Find, Create. These are three words that help me understand growth. The inspiration to creating this was looking at my keyboard. TFC were letters that stood out to me. T ime: You have to take the time to reflect on your actions or thoughts to correct your wrongdoings. F ind: Finding yourself is key to growth mindset because you are pushing to understand how you think and act. C reate: Creating new projects or opportunities for your life is including in developing a growth mindset because it gives an opportunity to be out of your comfort zone. Source

A crucial part of having a growth mindset is to be able to listen to other people. After looking through different quotes or experiences, I have found two insights that stood out to me.  1. " Reflection is crucial when you are having a hard time learning, and need to reflect on WHY you are having a hard time". This means that you need to take a step back and look at what you are doing. From personal experience, it is so hard for me to do this. I try to avoid something if I fail or I am not good at it. To reflect on something, you have to go back to it. I will try to reflect on my assignments this semester. 2." F orgetting I s S ometimes H ard C hoosing H appiness I s P ossible" This is such a fun way to understand the growth mindset. It is always an option to be happy. I forget this sometimes when I fail. This semester, I will have to remember this. It is so important to keep moving and more linger on your mistakes. ( Meme )

(Image Source:  Anand Padmanabhan's "Growth Mindset" ) Before the start of this lesson, I have never heard of the name "Carol Dweck." After watching her video on growth mindset, I have learned more about this topic. She draws attention to that learning should basically allow people to fail and growth from their experiences. I completely agree to this because one failer cannot possibly determine the quality of a person's work. People need to be able to "develop."  She also says that people need to be challenged. The challenge of a task leads to this personal development. When it comes to my own habits regarding my education, I completely agree with her teaching. I always take the point of view of that I do not know everything, but my classes are there to help me expand my view of the subject. With that, I am very excited about this lecture because I do not know what is in store for me. I have never read an epic from India before. I want to s...