First he talks about how a polyglot (person who can speak multi-languages) able to learn new languages. It was because they cleared a motivational hurdle: they got comfortable being uncomfortable.
Becoming a creature of discomfort can unlock hidden potential in many different types of learning. Summoning the nerve to face discomfort is a character skill-an especially important form of determination. The best way to accelerate growth is to embrace, seek, and amplify discomfort.
Secondly, he talks about how to become a human sponge to increase our absorptive capacity. Seek out new knowledge, skills, and perspectives to fuel your growth —not feed your ego. Therefore :
1.Ask for advice, not feedback. Feedback is backward-looking-it leads people to criticize you or cheer for you.
Advice is forward-looking - it leads people to coach you. You can get your critics and cheerleaders to act more like coaches by asking a simple question: "What's one thing I can do better next time?"
2.Figure out which sources to trust. Decide what information is worth absorbing — and which should be filtered out. Listen to the coaches who have relevant expertise (credibility), know you well (familiarity), and want what's best for you (care).
3. Be the coach you hope to have. Demonstrate that honesty is the highest expression of loyalty.
Become an imperfectionist :
Strive for excellence, not perfection. Progress comes from maintaining high standards, not eliminating every flaw. Practice wabi sabi, the art of honoring beauty in imperfection, by identifying some shortcomings that you can accept.
Based on schools in Finland, he suggests to design school that bring out the best in all students :
1. Build systems of opportunity. Don't waste a brain. Recognize that intelligence comes in many forms, and every child has the potential to excel. Open doors for people who are underrated and overlooked. Create systems that invest in and create opportunities for all —not just gifted students and high-potential employees.
2. Professionalize education. Following Finland's example, train and treat teachers as trusted professionals.
3.Keep students with the same teachers for multiple years. Looping allows teachers to specialize in their students, not just their subjects. With more time to get to know each student personally, teachers can become coaches and mentors, tailoring their instructional and emotional support to help all students reach their potential.
4. Give students the freedom to explore and share their individual interests. The most important lesson to teach students is that learning is fun.
Shift from brainstorming to brainwriting. For more balanced participation and better solutions, before you meet as a group, have people generate and evaluate ideas independently. Once all the ideas are on the table and all the voices are in the room, have the group select and refine the most promising possibilities.
Finally he asks us to redefine success. The most meaningful form of performance is progress. The ultimate mark of potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but the distance you've traveled — and helped others travel.
Selamat Hari Guru 2024.
Discover your hidden potential
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