Lumosity has some fascinating games. Some of them involve 45 second bursts where you have to do some particular activity (decide if the current card matches the previous etc). And very often, you find yourself going through a great run – fast and accurate.
And suddenly, you make one mistake. And voila.. you just lost that accuracy. And the immediate focus is to get back that previous momentum and then you make another mistake. Is all hopeless?
The best piece of advice I received was a tip after one of these games that said ‘After you make a mistake, slow down, refocus and then go for it again.’
Games are so beautifully representative of the biggest game that we play (check: are we having enough fun?) – the one call life.
I experienced a blip yesterday and one that is not really in my control. And just as in the game, I felt like I was going backwards. The blip was minute. But it doesn’t take much to crash a huge jet plane right. All it takes is a little bird to fly into it. (law of conservation of momentum at play – for the science geeks)
The big test is really in our response. (Note: Response, not reaction)
So how do we respond to get our momentum, cheer and spirit up again? Thoughts on how you do it are very welcome. As for mine, I daresay you’ll read about it on this space someday.. haha
A Learning a Day 