by Ela | Apr 7, 2014 | Learning, Nerdy, Pattern recognition, Patterns, Self mastery
Photo credit Fe Langdon, available on Flicker under Creative Commons. Today I want to write about a specific mindset. This mindset, once adopted, can help you grow effectively. Let me first tell you how I discovered it. The importance of a test I have been a...
by Ela | Jul 7, 2013 | Nerdy, Reflection
Do you want to stay anonymous or do your prefer personal service? As for me, it depends. I like personal service when I choose to connect to people e.g. in the place I live. I recognize them and they recognize me back, we exchange smiles or have a small talk. I am...
by Ela | May 17, 2013 | Nerdy, Patterns, Self mastery, Understanding
Do opinions matter? People often have opinions on things that are trivial, easily understood or based on common experience. They may either like or hate your style, your decisions or the way you rear kids. They may easily criticize your actions and your work. How do...
by Ela | Feb 13, 2013 | Get Unstuck, Nerdy, Performance, Reflection
A simple truth is this: When a day is gone, it is gone to never return again. From the perspective of creative work it means that whatever you have left undone, it remains undone until the next possibility comes. Time is precious. When time leaks between your fingers,...
by Ela | May 25, 2012 | Learning, Nerdy, Understanding
Let me first clarify what I mean by a “bad idea” here. “Bad idea” means ineffective, at best and stopping progress, at worst. “Learning from mistakes” is an expression strongly rooted not only in our language, but also our...
by Ela | Feb 29, 2012 | Learning, Nerdy, Pattern recognition, Performance
What is learning for you? Please pause for a second and define it for yourself before reading on. Is it about books? English was difficult Let me start with a story. When I was in the secondary school I was poor at English. I could not understand it why. I was very...
