Recently it has come to my attention when working with people that sometimes the “best way of doing things” is always different. This is well known but what most people forget is the educational part.
Example: Tom was playing on the playground. He went down the slide, laughed and then ran to the swings. As he ran as fast he could toward the swings he tripped and fell. His leg was scraped and he cried for his parents to help him.
Example: Sarah was playing on the playground. She went down the slide but before going down she got scared at how high she was. She went down the slide laughed and then ran to the swings. As she ran as fast as she could toward the swings she tripped and fell. She scraped her knee but got up quickly because she saw another kid running toward *her* swing.
In these examples I’ve added a few more emotions in the second example to show you that the situation is similar but our brains comprehend things differently. Lets see this in practice in the future.
Future Example: Tom and Sarah are working together on a project for kids. They need to create an obstacle course for kids ages 5-7. They start at the top of the slide. Tom suggests they go down the slide and run around some cones before touching the swings. Due to past experiences, Sarah suggests they have a teacher stand at the start to help motivate the kids to start and go down the slide. Tom suggests putting more cones as they run toward the slide to slow them down a bit so they don’t trip and fall.
The examples above are very simple but I want you to remember this type of thing as you work on projects with people. Everyone has learned everything differently from you. Make sure you take that into consideration when planning, or building things.
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