important learning experiences, they will talk “of the time when
continuity ran out on them, when they had no past experience to
fall back on, no rules or handbook. They survived, however and
came back stronger and more adaptable in mind and heart.”What do you do when things get really confusing? Use the ideas below and any of your own
to apply to a real-life situation that is confusing you.10 things to do when you are really confused
1 Stay calm.
2 Be true to yourself and remind yourself of your original objective.
3 Think of three different ways of approaching the situation and see
if one of them is helpful.
4 Imagine what a practical or theoretical person (whichever you are
less of) would do in the situation.
5Go and watch carefully while someone else tackles the same issue
and learn from them. (Remember, it is not cheating but a sign of
intelligence to imitate others.)
6 Find out what experts in the field do in this situation by telephon-
ing them, emailing them, or looking it up in a book.
7 Ask someone who apparently knows nothing about the details of
what you are doing but who may inject some common-sense advice
or get you thinking differently.
8 Search for guidance on the internet.
9 Come back to the problem at a different time of day.
10 Ponder whether it is the right thing to be continuing with your
learning: occasionally it will be smarter to reflect on what you have
learned and do something else.Some people consciously create difficulty. Joyce Taylor is a good
case in point. She says:I actively enjoy difficulty and stress, indeed I create it by leaving things to
the last minute.142 Power Up Your Mind
T
E
A
M
F
L
Y
Team-Fly®