Cultivate insight. Logic and reason are an integral part of a graduate student’s life, but that doesn’t mean we are perfect. Take 20 minutes to learn about a logical fallacy.
Tips Category: Cultivate insight
Cultivate insight. Have an argument with your inner critic.
Cultivate insight. Our brains are amazing things, but sometimes they take shortcuts that lead to biases and mistakes. Take 30 minutes to learn about these shortcuts and ponder how they might affect your life.
Cultivate insight, curiosity, and engagement. Get out of a rut. Think of a small opportunity to step outside of your comfort zone, something that makes you feel a bit uncomfortable, and do it.
Cultivate insight. Examine how you receive and respond to negative feedback. How well is your approach working? If you think you could do better, take 15 minutes to research ways to improve. Here are some of places to start: How to Handle Negative Feedback or The Right Way to Respond to Negative Feedback.
Cultivate insight. Do you have any boundaries that you’re not enforcing that are causing you stress. Consider ways to start enforcing these boundaries, such as writing and practicing a script.
Cultivate insight and joy. Write down five activities that bring you the most joy in your life. Is there a way to incorporate more of them into your life?
Cultivate joy and insight. What would be a perfect day look like for you? Write it down.
Cultivate insight. Write about a time in your life that was painful or difficult but that turned out to have positive consequences.
Cultivate insight. Write one good quality in others that you would like to cultivate more of in yourself. Make a plan to develop that quality.