7.5 Habits

This was a good introduction to self paced online learning for anyone who has had little or no experience in this arena. It was relatively short and to the point. We are considering creating short little tutorials along this vein in our library for information literacy training for students and public library users.

For me, I would say the easiest and most natural of these habits is the first one. I tend to have the goals and purposes of what I do firmly in mind. If anything, sometimes I wish I was a little less entrenched in that habit and could be the person who values the "journey" as much as the arrival at the destination. Probably habit 3 , then, is the most difficult for me. I have trouble viewing problems as challenges in such a positive light. I'll admit that "challenges" definitely provide life long learning but, I know that I can learn new things even if nothing goes wrong during my learning. However, I also think that most people in my age bracket do need to "lighten up" when it comes to working with technology. Habit 7.5 is what makes the difference between those of us who have reached a "certain age" and those in Gen Millenial. They are truly unafraid and actually relish the opportunity to constantly try new ways of doing digital things, while we older dogs tend to dread when the familiar website or browser or any electronic methodology changes. So, I guess that Habit 3 is the one for this boomer to work on, at least in the digital mode...I can't quite do the Pollyanna attitude the next time my tire goes flat!