I love pieces like these that intelligently break down words and phrases we all share. Came away with a much richer understanding of confidence, and faith.
I suspect you are right - phones definitely seem to stand in the way of insight.
Or - and this just popped into my head right now - perhaps they do such extreme things to our mind that they might somehow facilitate it?
I would never have realised that I do things automatically - without conscious thought - if I hadn't clocked that first of all in my absurd phone use. And now I have that insight, I'm beginning to see its utility more generally - to see clearly that I am on autopilot more and more often.
Confidence being the cousin of courage is such a cool concept.
The steps to help kids build confidence, especially allowing them to fail and recover is so big. I write a lot about that, and how resilience is what we are building in kids so they don’t view failure as a personality defect. After reading this article it seems that resilience -> confidence -> courage is a winning combo for kids (and dads).
I’ve got some of your stuff saved to read. Thanks for the encouragement.
It’s a process for everyone. If we’re trying to grow and help our kids continue learning throughout life, I think we’ll usually be pushing up against something we don’t feel too confident in.
At least for me, it helps tone down comparisons somewhat, too.
I love pieces like these that intelligently break down words and phrases we all share. Came away with a much richer understanding of confidence, and faith.
Thank you, Will. These old stories are so rich to help us understand human nature.
Maybe because they didn't have phones?
I suspect you are right - phones definitely seem to stand in the way of insight.
Or - and this just popped into my head right now - perhaps they do such extreme things to our mind that they might somehow facilitate it?
I would never have realised that I do things automatically - without conscious thought - if I hadn't clocked that first of all in my absurd phone use. And now I have that insight, I'm beginning to see its utility more generally - to see clearly that I am on autopilot more and more often.
Wow. That escalated quickly.
Confidence is competence embodied..
Great way to think of it, once you’ve got some.
Confidence being the cousin of courage is such a cool concept.
The steps to help kids build confidence, especially allowing them to fail and recover is so big. I write a lot about that, and how resilience is what we are building in kids so they don’t view failure as a personality defect. After reading this article it seems that resilience -> confidence -> courage is a winning combo for kids (and dads).
I’ve got some of your stuff saved to read. Thanks for the encouragement.
It’s a process for everyone. If we’re trying to grow and help our kids continue learning throughout life, I think we’ll usually be pushing up against something we don’t feel too confident in.
At least for me, it helps tone down comparisons somewhat, too.