The article explores the parallels between cleaning up a ketchup spill and starting new endeavors like learning skills or forming habits. It emphasizes the research from performance psychology that reveals how perceived progress often lags behind actual development. Carol Dweck's concept of a growth mindset shows that viewing setbacks as learning opportunities builds persistence. The article suggests using 'mindset judo' to actively recognize and believe in progress despite initial chaos, recommending daily mindfulness to identify small positive changes that can guide towards substantial growth.
The subjective feeling of progress often lags significantly behind actual learning, creating an illusion of stagnation at the very moment groundwork is laid.
Viewing setbacks as part of learning, as Dweck highlights, cultivates persistence, allowing us to engage with discomfort and reframe our perception of progress.
Instead of fighting the illusion of no progress, we can pivot and consciously choose to believe in the unseen progress being made in our efforts.
Tuning into your surroundings and noticing even the tiniest positive shifts daily builds the skill of recognizing underlying progress, despite apparent setbacks.
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