{"id":9643,"date":"2016-10-12T23:34:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T06:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dminlgp.com\/?p=9643"},"modified":"2016-10-12T23:34:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-13T06:34:39","slug":"how-to-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.georgefox.edu\/dlgp\/how-to-study\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Study"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Listen\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Of all the tips I learned about studying through this latest read, the part that resonated with me the most was the process of listening when you study.\u00a0 Listening to: authors, presenters, lectures, different perspectives, and new information.\u00a0 And the results of not listening was impacting when Rowntree talked about Einstein refusing new scientific information because it didn\u2019t fit his paradigm, even though the new information is what guides modern science today. \u00a0How much more could he have discovered if he was open to listening and accepting the perspective of other gifted minds?\u00a0 When you know so much about a topic, it can be easy to refute new information that challenges your perspective. We avoid listening because adapting to a new way of thinking can be uncomfortable or even scary.<\/p>\n

As we develop, I have come to see humility and the wisdom to know who and what can influence you as a mark of maturity.\u00a0 It can be challenging to know what to refute, challenge, and critique and what to receive, accept, and allow to change your personal perspective.\u00a0 In the psychology world, change is also called a \u201ccrisis\u201d, and as therapists, we spend much of our time listening and assisting people through these changes or crises as smoothly as possible to make them stronger individuals.\u00a0 When studying different individuals who have recovered from difficult changes, we usually find a compassionate presence who validated and listened to them without judgement through their crisis.\u00a0 This caused them to develop the needed resiliency to learn new life lessons and heal as they became a student of life instead of a victim to life.<\/p>\n

Through this new educational experience, I was reminded of the importance of listening to the other voices that can influence my educational experience.\u00a0 I find myself grateful for my other colleagues working through the challenges of studying<\/p>\n

and find comfort in the fact that I am not alone. We are in this together as we work through the crises of changing, growing and studying new paradigms and perspectives that often challenge what we\u2019ve known.\u00a0 Anxiety, uncertainty, and confusion are all a part of the process, but we are eased as we find comfort and support from those around us. \u00a0Listening to yourself and others, and responding compassionately to the challenges of learning will make the study process easier and more successful.<\/p>\n

Although listening is significant to the learning process, it is not always easy to do, as confirmed by Rowntree.\u00a0 Sometimes we avoid listening to people because our brains process faster than the person talking (Kindle, 3727). \u00a0A client came to mind as I was reading this.\u00a0 Being a fast processor with a noisy brain, it can be challenging for me to be quiet and listen to a full thought before responding, but it is especially challenging for me to listen to a deliberate processor.\u00a0 One gentleman I work with is a very deliberate processor and demands a 20-second delay (I know because I have counted) before answering a question. As he gazes back at me, those 20 seconds seem like 20 minutes as I wait in restrained anticipation for his delayed response. But when I do have the patience to listen to his response, I have always been rewarded with profound insight that continues to guide us in his therapy.\u00a0 To resist the impulse to speak instead of listen, I become a student of him and I am rewarded with an enriching learning experience. Through this reading, I have resolved to practice the art of listening so as to enhance my study skills and learning process, even when it\u2019s challenging.<\/p>\n

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