7 1/2 Habits

I'll start with the most difficult first: Habit #4 I'm on the low end of the spectrum educationally compared to a lot of our staff, and I'm a little bit ditzy. So it's difficult to maintain confidence in myself as a learner and to present myself as competent and knowledgeable.

And, I assume like most people, habit 7 1/2 is the easiest. Learning is play for me, and, since most of my education has been, and currently is, self-directed I can control the fun level. Boredom isn't a requirement for learning. For example, playing video games on a regular basis helps me learn technology on the job faster because each game has a different interface I have to learn before I can play. It makes me versatile. I recently read a novel co-written by Bill Bass, the man who started the Body Farm at U.T., and learned a lot about forensic anthropology. Same with the Faye Kellerman's Decker/Lazarus series and Orthodox Jewish life. I value the formal education I have had, but I seem to retain more information when I seek it out myself through leisure activities.