Perspektif Bunga Matahari

Photo by Zwaddi on Unsplash One day, unlike any other, I woke up feeling empty. Even my favorite coffee failed to tempt me out of bed. I stared out the window, watching the morning light spill over the tiles and furniture, while my thoughts wandered to the things that had left parts of my heart in disarray. *** Over the past year, I've been learning to dissect my emotions—examining them closely, one by one, and giving them names. On days when getting out of bed feels impossibly hard, I start a dialogue with myself, articulating the observations I've gathered about my emotions. This act of articulating my feelings has become an upgraded feature of my inner dialogue. But what has made the most difference is how I respond to these observations. “It’s understandable,” I say to myself after laying out how I feel. We often associate feeling understood with conversations we have with others. But understanding yourself? That hits differently. Through this journey, I’ve realized that se...

  Photo by   Johannes Plenio   on   Unsplash Have you ever noticed how asking the right question can change the way you see someone? As an instructional designer, I’ve learned that curiosity isn’t just about learning, it’s about understanding. “Is this learning content digestible for my learners?” “Does this course meet its goal?” “Is the concept taught by the SME relevant and clear?” As an instructional designer, these questions run through my mind daily. This curiosity isn’t just about getting the job done it’s about truly understanding the topic, the learners, and the challenges they might face. I vividly recall working on a  computer network  tutorial where the struggle to understand the content mirrored the struggle my learners might encounter. At one point, I felt stuck, but I asked myself:  “If I can’t strive to understand this, how can I help others learn it?”  That accountability pushed me to keep going. Struggling to learn challenging to...