Your assignment is to become a more trait-curious person. You will blog about each of your attempts and reflect upon your entire experience, relating any frustrations and/or growth you encountered along the way.
Parameters:
- You will blog about THREE (minimum) of your experiences from September to December. Tell us specifically what you attempted and what challenges you faced.
- You will leave THREE (minimum) comments on the blogs of three different peers. There are two reasons behind this. Your peers will appreciate the support you provide as a virtual audience, and you might gain more ideas about how to carry out your own curiosity goals.
- Your fourth and final post to your blog (in December or January before final exams) should be a summative reflection of the entire experience. Refer back to the original article and/or earlier posts to this blog.
Hints:
- Ask a friend (anyone) to commit to a new interest that seems intimidating (eg., banjo-playing). Agree with each other that you will do this together and not judge each other.
- Even if a new experience (eg., sushi) is a disaster, remember that you now have a story you can use to connect with other people. Trait-curious people experience internal growth reagardless of the outcome.
- Reframe "boring" situations. Strike up a conversation with someone in the line at the Drivers License Facility. Ask them about their tattoo!
- Demonstrate a "rage to master", what psychologist Ellen Winner calls "an intense focus on specific interests or goals", spending countless hours working in the "flow" on a task which is neither too hard nor too easy.
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