My Plan to Overcome My Laziness and Loss of Motivation
my high school friends got married and my middle school classmate just had a baby. Looks like people I have relationship with are making progress with their life. While I’m here doing nothing about my exams and life but complaining.
How can I overcome my laziness and lack of motivation from all aspects of my life.
CONTENT: Tell the story of why overcoming laziness and lack of motivation matters to you, how you refined the question, what ideas from the creativity and collaboration thinking shape the way you think about the question, your ideas for advancing the problem or possibility, and any next steps you plan to take.
PRACTICE: Demonstrate use of at least 6 practices from the below practices, “Zig Zag” in developing your problem or possibility topic and in creating solutions or plans. Cite the Step and Practice.
REFLECTION: Reflect on the creative/collaborative processes you used to overcome your laziness and lack of motivation. What did you learn about your own creative capacities? Which of the 8 steps were useful/new for you/ difficult? How did it feel to stretch yourself with these practices? Record your observations and the implications for your own creative/collaborative development — deepen your self-awareness.
The First Step: ASK
The First Practice of Asking: Find the Question
The Second Practice of Asking: Search the Space
The Third Practice of Asking: Transform the Problem
The Second Step: LEARN
The First Practice of Learning: Practice Deliberately
The Second Practice of Learning: Master Your Domain
The Third Practice of Learning: Learn Forever
The Fourth Practice of Learning: Balance Specialty with Generality
The Second Step: LOOK
The First Practice of Looking: Use Fresh Eyes
The Second Practice of Looking: Grab New Sights and Cool Sounds
The Third Practice of Looking: Render It Visible
The Fourth Step: PLAY
The First Practice of Playing: Visualize
The Second Practice of Playing: Find the Right Box
The Third Practice of Playing: Be a Beginner
The Fifth Step: THINK
The First Practice of Thinking: Ideate
The Second Practice of Thinking: Transform
The Third Practice of Thinking: Schedule
The Sixth Step: FUSE
The First Practice of Fusing: Force-Fuse
The Second Practice of Fusing: Make Analogies
The Seventh Step: CHOOSE
The First Practice of Choosing: Know What You’re Looking For
The Second Practice of Choosing: Host an Idea Competition
The Third Practice of Choosing: Look Past the Good
The Fourth Practice of Choosing: Edit, Revise, Improve
The Eighth Step: MAKE
The First Practice of Making: Draw It
The Second Practice of Making: See It
The Third Practice of Making: Build It
The Fourth Practice of Making: Reflect on It