Well I am definately one of those people that are not very creative. I'm fine as long as I have some framework to work with, then I will run all day long as far as creativity goes but when asked to just begin creating something, I am terrible. I'm pretty positive that I have adult on-set ADHD and when asked to start searching my brain for something creative it becomes a real ugly sight real quickly. My brain goes in about 100 different directions all at once and nothing of substance comes out.
Because of this issue, I hope that this weeks work will help me better organize my creativity and utilize my random thoughts to create ideas rather than create chaos. In addition, I am definately looking forward to reading and reviewing the six key principles as I am absolutely terrible with the powerpoints. It is not going to be about me determining which one I'm bad at and correcting that but more so determining if I do anything right that I don't have to correct.
In all this weeks work should provide me with a lot of assistance towards becoming a better instructor so I look forward to finding some time to get it accomplished.
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I too feel that I have ADHD sometimes...too many thoughts and can't keep them straight. I guess I just channel that energy into creativity because I always am doing something. I really like your outlook on finding what you did right in past presentations instead of focusing on what's wrong. It's a great start when learning new things. I will also do the same; it's better than focusing on negatives :)
ReplyDeleteOh, Ryan, I can sooo relate to what you're saying. Although I don't think I have ADHD, I know I am a bit OCD, so for me channeling my creativity is also a challenge because I am always criticizing myself. Every step forward means two steps back. It's hard to get anything accomplished. And then there are the times when I should just move forward but can't and so the whole project suffers. Even our short Voicethread presentation on Civil Rights was a chore for me because I didn't know how to just let it go and "go for it." Or be the pirate that our textbook suggests.
ReplyDeleteHence, like you, I'm hoping to find ways to get myself to focus. Have you found stepping away from the computer helpful? I really thought that was going to be a problem for me, but it turned out to be so much better because I didn't have the computer to distract me. What I did, instead, was print out all my pictures and wrote a sentence or two on a sticky note, focusing on the emotional meaning in the picture. Wow! What a difference. It's a strategy that I definitely plan on using from now on.