Growth Mindset: Original Thinkers

The surprising habits of original thinkers

I really liked this video! I appreciated the comments on procrastination. It started off discussing procrastination as a negative, but then it further delves into its legitimacy in creativity. Moderate procrastinators are able to combine work and play, giving their brain the time to take a break. Having many bad ideas is also not a bad thing! Embracing failure as the ability to grow and learn is great! I have a hard time with this, but I'm trying!

I'm interested in exploring the world of being a moderate procrastinator. I can see the benefit of being able to take some time to breathe instead of just moving from deadline to deadline. Not having something to work on constantly sounds like it would help a lot. I think I'm going to try to combine this with my work ethic! I tend to like how I do things for myself, but change could never hurt!

Positive Thinking (Pixabay)

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