Imagine something happened today that didn’t go the way you wanted. Or the way you’d expected it to go. Maybe it was a decision you made that didn’t work out. Or a decision somebody else made that impacted you. Your choice, your circumstance.
We have a range of reactions we can reach for. They range from curiosity on one side to frustration and anger on the other. We all have defaults.
But as we accumulate wisdom, the most worthy defaults are those that swing the dial to the side of curiosity.
As I was mulling this idea after a few experiences recently, I realized this is just another way of articulating the idea of a learner mindset versus a judger mindset – from Marilee Adams’ book, Change Your Questions, Change Your Life.
It comes down to whether we habitually ask ourselves and others learning questions or judging questions.
And whether we do it when things are not going our way.
Especially when things are not going our way.
A Learning a Day 