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Mostly Not Working

By MNW

A podcast where we talk about creativity and how to adjust and adapt when things don't work out as you had planned.

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12: Behind the scenes of Hold That Thought 🎬

Mostly Not WorkingMay 03, 2021

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28: cultivating and celebrating failure as the future of success

28: cultivating and celebrating failure as the future of success

Aug 30, 202111:23
27: creating constraints to foster creativity, not confine to conformity

27: creating constraints to foster creativity, not confine to conformity

Aug 23, 202111:24
26: can mobility in the classroom increase attention & newer perspectives?

26: can mobility in the classroom increase attention & newer perspectives?

Aug 16, 202111:23
25: walking the tight rope between open ended lessons & strict structure?

25: walking the tight rope between open ended lessons & strict structure?

Aug 09, 202111:23
24: meandering trails can become maps of territories we traverse together

24: meandering trails can become maps of territories we traverse together

Original Racket: racket.com/reddy2go/r2y2t
Twitter thread: twitter.com/mostlynotworkin/status/1413103319657025538
Aug 02, 202111:24
23: making a method out of madness may be just what you need to play

23: making a method out of madness may be just what you need to play

Jul 27, 202111:24
22: how can students juggle giving attention with taking agency?

22: how can students juggle giving attention with taking agency?

Jul 12, 202111:22
21: the wisdom of surfing information tsunamis in the ocean of knowledge

21: the wisdom of surfing information tsunamis in the ocean of knowledge

Jul 06, 202111:22
20: scaling the mountain of learning not just scaling systems of education

20: scaling the mountain of learning not just scaling systems of education

Jun 29, 202111:20
19: creativity doesn’t grow stale when you keep playing with ideas

19: creativity doesn’t grow stale when you keep playing with ideas

Jun 22, 202111:21
18: Say what you need to say

18: Say what you need to say

Jun 15, 202106:39
17: Wanna go places?

17: Wanna go places?

Jun 07, 202109:16
16: Can you do yourself a favor?

16: Can you do yourself a favor?

May 31, 202104:50
15: A whole new word doc: don't you dare close that file

15: A whole new word doc: don't you dare close that file

May 25, 202105:47
14: Don't discount yourself

14: Don't discount yourself

May 18, 202109:02
13: Four hats of a course creator 🎩

13: Four hats of a course creator 🎩

Read the meta-thread: https://twitter.com/mostlynotworkin/status/1381088845849100288

1. Mentor: "I can relate because I've been there before"

    Provides wisdom and how to deal with living it out

2. Coach: "I'll embolden you to be your best"  

    Provides sharpening and how to get unstuck and live to your potential

3. Teacher: "I'll share what I know with you"  

    Provides knowledge and how to understand the content

4. Facilitator: "I'll make sure we all grow together in a timely manner"  

    Provides a habitat and how to develop alongside others

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On Deck Course Creator Fellowship: https://www.beondeck.com/course-creators

Ep4: What makes a good teacher? https://anchor.fm/mnw/episodes/4-What-makes-a-good-teacher-esvb6h

Cohort-based courses https://fortelabs.co/blog/the-rise-of-cohort-based-courses/

May 12, 202112:32
12: Behind the scenes of Hold That Thought 🎬

12: Behind the scenes of Hold That Thought 🎬

Listen to Episode 11 before this one anchor.fm/mnw/episodes/11-Hold-that-thought-evhono
May 03, 202110:02
11: Hold that thought 🤲

11: Hold that thought 🤲

Apr 27, 202102:14
10: Reframing success and failure 🖼

10: Reframing success and failure 🖼

Reframing success and failure

How to learn and do new things, overcoming familiarities and fears
• Feasibility ↔ Failure
• Flawlessness ↔ Feedback
• Focus, Fixed state ↔ Flexibility

Process and progress vs. perfectionism

Looking forward, have faith that
• It will work out when we put a good effort forward, even if it doesn’t look feasible at first
• People are there to support you, with good feedback to discover flaws together
• You will learn new things and how to adapt, growing your flexibility

Apr 19, 202113:14
9: Make use of your time after time ⏳

9: Make use of your time after time ⏳

Apr 12, 202110:27
8: Origin story 🏷

8: Origin story 🏷

Apr 05, 202107:05
Stretch break #1

Stretch break #1

Reflections on the first two weeks of recording and publishing this podcast 🥲🤔
Apr 01, 202107:33
6: Asking and accepting questions graciously ⁉️

6: Asking and accepting questions graciously ⁉️

Seek context 👀

• clarify 👓

• confirm ✅

• curiosity 🤔


- Challenging questions have their place 🙋🏽‍♂️

- To hedge or not to hedge 🦔


Mar 29, 202109:41
5: How to learn complex things ⚛️

5: How to learn complex things ⚛️

ADEPT: a framework for learning and teaching new ideas
• Analogy: connect to something familiar
• Diagram: visualize
• Example: how can you see the idea in action?
• Plain-English description: your turn to describe
• Technical definition: the finer details
Tweet thread 🧵 twitter.com/mostlynotworkin/status/1366180646239014915
Original article: betterexplained.com/articles/adept-method/
Metaphor image: maggieappleton.com/drawinginvisibles1
Visualize Value: twitter.com/visualizevalue
Google Chrome extension for VV: chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/visualize-value/ejblinjidfhnpkjbphoendgjjnhmfoee?hl=en
Explorables: explorabl.es/
Simple Wikipedia: simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Mar 22, 202109:37
4: What makes a good teacher? 👨🏻‍🏫

4: What makes a good teacher? 👨🏻‍🏫

• Knowledge
• Clarity
• Patience
• Presence
Mar 19, 202104:32
3: Welcome to the world-of-work 🌏

3: Welcome to the world-of-work 🌏

• ACT's World-of-Work
www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/interest_inventory.pdf
• Ikigai
www.forastateofhappiness.com/tag/ikigai/
• Talent stack
www.sloww.co/talent-stack/
Mar 19, 202109:43
2: I heard about this thing called Clubhouse 🏡

2: I heard about this thing called Clubhouse 🏡

My initial thoughts on Clubhouse. Good reads… 

• Podz & The Future of Audio https://www.notboring.co/p/podz-and-the-future-of-audio 

• Clubhouse's Inevitability https://stratechery.com/2021/clubhouses-inevitability/ 

• You don't need video. Audio calls may be enough https://blog.capiche.fm/why-audio-calls-are-better-than-video/ 

• Recordings of recent "big" rooms https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwLN36NU5yiyX4ijQNE4MGQ/videos

Mar 19, 202109:12
1: Behind the scenes 👀

1: Behind the scenes 👀

Considerations as this show begins recording episodes:
• detailed planning vs going with the flow
• long and in-depth vs short and bite-sized
• solo vs conversations
• improving with iterations
Mar 18, 202105:33
👋 Intro

👋 Intro

Learn about this podcast: creativity, big ideas, and ways to get unstuck
Mar 18, 202102:12