As Dweck writes: “True self-confidence is the courage to be open - to welcome change and new ideas regardless of their source.” (Even if that source is a devastating global pandemic.) “In the fixed mindset, everything is about the outcome. Dweck’s “ Mindset: The New Psychology Of Success”. I’ve heard about the concept of the “growth mindset” before, but during the lockdown, I started digging in deeper and reading a great book I was recommended, Carol S. I’m learning to let go of my need to be in control and not just tolerate - but enjoy - the process of becoming better.I’ve realized I can save more money and spend less,.I’ve had deeper, more high-quality conversations in a month than I usually have in an entire year - and discovered that I am surrounded by people who care about me,.I am eating better and more consciously (because I want to stay healthy and not fall sick),.My sleep patterns have been more regular,.As a result of saving two hours of commuting time daily, having zero in-person social activities, and not being distracted by going out / to the movies / shopping: Challenges can equal stress, frustration, disappointment and anxiety - or they can represent opportunities to grow through the challenge. The mindset I choose to put myself in changes everything. “Becoming is better than being.” - Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success The mindset we choose shapes our experience of a situation and influences the outcome. Prompted by a dear friend Jonathan Chu, I thought I’d take the time to write down some of these learnings and document this snapshot of the history-making times we are living in.
These weeks have held so many valuable, life-transforming lessons for me. Even though it’s still unclear what the future holds in many ways, I’m a lot more confident that I have what it takes to face it.Īlthough I resented the uncertainty and a gripping sense of a loss of control, I’ve come to feel grateful. Slowly, but surely, I started sleeping better and feeling better. And some days, I felt like I was taking two steps back after I took a step forward. My closest friends were worried about me. Perhaps in my case, it’s a combination of both. This global pandemic is really what many people are calling it - a wake-up call, a shift, a disruption that is forcing us to pause and reflect, and think about the kind of lives we really want.Yet somehow I’ve found myself switching jobs, countries, and making other massive changes in the middle of all this uncertainty. Under these circumstances, many would consider it wise to preserve resources. But for many of us, some more than others, life over the past five weeks has been a roller coaster ride of uncertainty, anxiety, loss, grief, and fear. In the span of a lifetime, five weeks is a short time. Social distancing measures were put into place, and life as we knew it ground to a standstill. In my home country of Malaysia, the Movement Control Order (MCO) began on March 18, 2020. At the time of writing this, it has been eight weeks or 57 days since Finland (where I’m currently located) announced a state of emergency on March 16, 2020.
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