I haven't got it . . . yet.
Sunday, April 17, 2016
English. I haven't got it . . . yet.
This growth cat is inspired by the contents of this slideshow: From Mindset: The Psychology of Learning and Achievement by Emily Magruder.
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
English. I rule an imagined world of my own.
This long quote is very much worth reading; it is from a review in BrainPickings of a book by Janna Malamud Smith: An Absorbing Errand: How Artists and Craftsmen Make Their Way to Mastery.
The quote is about gardens and the metaphorical "garden" that is the space for growth and creativity in our own lives:
The good life is lived best by those with gardens — a truth that was already a gnarled old vine in ancient Rome, but a sturdy one that still bears fruit. I don’t mean one must garden qua garden… I mean rather the moral equivalent of a garden — the virtual garden. I posit that life is better when you possess a sustaining practice that holds your desire, demands your attention, and requires effort; a plot of ground that gratifies the wish to labor and create — and, by so doing, to rule over an imagined world of your own.
That last line is what inspired today's growth cat:
The quote is about gardens and the metaphorical "garden" that is the space for growth and creativity in our own lives:
The good life is lived best by those with gardens — a truth that was already a gnarled old vine in ancient Rome, but a sturdy one that still bears fruit. I don’t mean one must garden qua garden… I mean rather the moral equivalent of a garden — the virtual garden. I posit that life is better when you possess a sustaining practice that holds your desire, demands your attention, and requires effort; a plot of ground that gratifies the wish to labor and create — and, by so doing, to rule over an imagined world of your own.
That last line is what inspired today's growth cat:
I rule an imagined world of my own.
Friday, April 8, 2016
English: Detect new opportunities.
Detect new opportunities.
In the Twitter stream this morning, I found this chart contrasting the growth mindset and fixed mindset:
I made the cat with this cheezburger image.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
English. Got an idea? Write it down.
Today's cat was inspired by the "Stay Creative" infographic below. The image is from cheezburger. Here are some more Stay-Creative Cats.
This great graphic is designed by Islam Abudaoud. You can see the full-size infographic here, and it's also been made into a Vimeo video!
Got an idea? Write it down.
This great graphic is designed by Islam Abudaoud. You can see the full-size infographic here, and it's also been made into a Vimeo video!
Friday, April 1, 2016
English. Stay creative: take a break!
Today's cat was inspired by the "Stay Creative" infographic below. The image is from cheezburger. Here are some more Stay-Creative Cats.
This great graphic is designed by Islam Abudaoud. You can see the full-size infographic here, and it's also been made into a Vimeo video!
Stay creative: take a break!
This great graphic is designed by Islam Abudaoud. You can see the full-size infographic here, and it's also been made into a Vimeo video!
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