Question 1: Which of these action items speak to you and why? Input
Learning has always fascinated me because I have an innate desire to create new ideas and use them. To me, learning new concepts is exhilarating and I feel the need to contemplate and store new ideas constantly or I get bored. While this is great for learning massive quantities of trivial information, I also tend to jump the gun since I do not always think through all of the nuances of my ideas before I try to use them. As a result, my ideas do not always have practical applications or they do not work out the way I had originally intended.
Besides conceptual information, the action item for Input also appealed to me since it gave valid suggestions on how I can improve myself. Right now I do not have any specific time set aside for learning things outside of my academic life nor do I participate in many intellectual discussions. I think that I can both entertain myself and learn more if I set some time aside on a regular basis to read and discuss well thought out ideas. This will also help energize my desire to learn more since I will constantly look forward to hearing or reading about new ideas.…show more content… I often times forget to share my ideas with other people so that I can hear alternative viewpoints that reinforce or challenge my own. Having more discussions with other people will help me pick up new ideas and entertain different ways of thinking that I normally wouldn’t consider.
In summary, I like the action item of Input because it related to my desire to learn new things and pointed out ways I can improve myself.
Question 2: Using the action items identified in “Ideas for Action”, write one action item that you will take in the next 30 days. Will this action item help you move toward your education or career goals?
