By Udeet Datta & Sam Marquez The Theory: The 10,000 Hour Rule The 10,000 hour has been considered a rule of thumb in the area of developing expertise. Popularised by Malcolm Gladwell in his book, Outliers, it was argued that … Continue reading #TrueOrFalse: The 10,000 Hour Rule
By Udeet Datta & Sam Marquez The Theory: Self-Efficacy Self-efficacy refers to a person’s belief about “how well one can execute courses of action required to deal with prospective situations”1. A person’s self-efficacy plays a part in determining whether he/she … Continue reading #TrueOrFalse: Self-Efficacy
Ego Depletion refers to the idea that our willpower is a finite resource that can be depleted over a period of time. Popularized by Roy Baumeister, this depletion happens when we utilize any available willpower on one task resulting in the inability to implement the same level of self-control, or good decision-making, on other upcoming, unrelated tasks. Continue reading #TrueOrFalse: Ego Depletion
Also referred to as the “7-38-55 rule”, coaches and trainers quote the research conducted by Albert Mehrabian PhD that postulates that communications consists of 7% verbal, 38% vocal (inflection, tone, etc), and 55% visual (body language) content. It is hypothesized that when there is a disparity between something that is said, and how we say it, people generally take the vocal and visual components of our communication as the bulk of the information. Continue reading #TrueOrFalse: The Three V’s of Communication
Those with a growth mindset have been shown to be more successful in the long run, as they tend to see failure as an opportunity to learn and grow. People with a fixed mindset however address failure as something that is outside control and hence give up immediately. Continue reading #TrueOrFalse: Growth Mindset
The Cone of Experience serves as a visual learning and development model that is composed of 11 stages and represents the interrelationships between the different types of Audio and Video media and their effects on the learning process. Simply put, we actually absorb: Continue reading #TrueOrFalse: The Cone of Experience