What does it take to learn how to do something?
1 Think to Yourself
What is focus?
What is the difference between focusing and not focusing?
What is focus?
What is the difference between focusing and not focusing?
2 Think to Yourself
What is something that you have been really excited to learn to do, but then you quit?
Chuck Close is a famous artist that we learned about in class. He makes amazing paintings one little part at a time. Many days, he doesn't want to show up and get to work. He only feels inspired to paint every once in a while. But he still starts, and continues, until he has it done.
What is something that you have been really excited to learn to do, but then you quit?
Chuck Close is a famous artist that we learned about in class. He makes amazing paintings one little part at a time. Many days, he doesn't want to show up and get to work. He only feels inspired to paint every once in a while. But he still starts, and continues, until he has it done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5zXOSWRzwE
3 Think to Yourself
What does it mean to take small steps to learn a skill?
How can you remind yourself not to get frustrated when you are doing small steps?
"IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO DO SOMETHING, YOU NEED TO BE SPENDING LOTS OF TIME ACTUALLY DOING THAT THING."
Here are some people who have taken lots of small steps to get something done. Choose a few to watch.
What does it mean to take small steps to learn a skill?
How can you remind yourself not to get frustrated when you are doing small steps?
"IF YOU WANT TO LEARN TO DO SOMETHING, YOU NEED TO BE SPENDING LOTS OF TIME ACTUALLY DOING THAT THING."
Here are some people who have taken lots of small steps to get something done. Choose a few to watch.
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On Seesaw, write a note. Choose something that you would like to do that will take focus. It can be the same thing that you chose in the last curiosity lesson, or it can be a new idea. Tell me what you would like to do. Describe what will be hard about it. Explain what you will do when you feel frustrated or want to quit. Go ahead and make your post now.
More interestingly, after you do your assignment on Seesaw, you could start on your goal and just not tell anybody else about it, even after you meet your goal. It can be your secret - something you did. Of course you don't have to do this, but its a very interesting experiment to do and to notice how it makes you feel.