1) Tenaciousness is a competency. I would say that I developed a more open behavior and possibly humble to keep up with this course. You will have to think about ideas of yours in ways that you wouldn't normally do and you have to find the right way to articulate these ideas. Let your guard down a little and don't be afraid to recognize when you are wrong.
2) Tenaciousness is also about attitude. Some of the assignments in this course can be time consuming or at least more time consuming than your initial thought about them. You need a tenacious attitude to not not get discouraged when the assignment is taking longer than you thought it would. Also, be organized, have a plan to attack what you need to get done. If you don't then you won't be doing a complete service to yourself or your peers. You won't get as much out of the assignments than originally intended.
3) Three tips. What are three tips you would offer next semester's student about (1) fostering the skills that support tenacity and (2) developing the 'tenacious mindset' ?
1. You have to be able to recognize your faults and what can be improved. If you want to keep rolling and pushing forward you need constant improvement.
2. Keep an open mind especially when doing peer reviews. Don't just go through the motions when reviewing someones work. Think about good ideas they have and ideas that are lacking something. Get something out of everything you do.
3. Develop this mindset by finding stuff that you really believe in. If you have a passion for something that is a good start because developing a tenacious mindset will then be easier to create.
Hey Brody great blog post, I really like the descriptiveness you showed in answering each of the questions. I really like your insight and your take on a tenacious attitude. I also agree you have to learn to not be discouraged to develop tenaciousness in your everyday life. I think you really have a good idea about what it means to have a tenacious mindset.
ReplyDeleteHi, Brody. This is a great post. I agree that this course has kept me active in finding creative ways to produce and show ideas and that it's very humbling. And also keeping an open mind is so important. I have definitely have to remind myself that this course requires to always keep an open mind when creating ideas and reading about other peoples' ideas.
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