Stephen Abram and finding the time

I find Abram's comments about choosing to find time interesting. I think I might actually be better off if I limited myself to half an hour or an hour online right now. If I limited myself, I might be more thoughtful about my time, rather than spending an hour on LOLcats and leaving my blog lonely.

The 7.5 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners

1: Begin with the end in mind
2: Accept responsibility for your own learning
3: View problems as challenges
4: Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner
5: Create your own learning toolbox
6: Use technology to your advantage
7: Teach/mentor others
7.5: Play!

I feel pretty confident about most of the habits. I usually see an end result when I set out on a task, I've always relied on myself, I find the things I need...
However, I struggle with viewing my problems as challenges. Sometimes I get stuck on the problem, and when I do that, I don't learn from what's happening. I panic.

A short explosion before moving on to the task.

While I totally appreciate the thought behind the Lifelong Learning video, I'm afraid I found it deathly boring. Lately I've been watching dy/dan's vlogcast series, and one of the points he makes over and over again is how important it is to match the message/content to the medium. Unfortunately, this video misses the mark. I feel better now.

A New School Year

It's hard to believe we're moving back into our rooms after such a crazy ending to last year. My room is almost looking ready. I think I'll be ready.