I know praising a work is a cheesy way of responding to it, but this is really one of my favorite talks, and now President Eyring is an inspiring speaker. Here is a link to the talk so you guys can read it here before you see my response to it.
The whole speech talks about characteristics of great learners, seeing as I am a full time student, this is a valuable guide for me to see how I am doing and what to improve on. The five characteristics he talks about are seeking correction, keeping commitments, working hard, help other people, and plow through adversity. The thing he said after every one was that these traits come naturally to a believing Latter-day Saint. I didn't think I was doing too bad spiritually, but most of these things are not coming quite naturally yet. The most challenging one for me is seeking correction. I love to be right, I hate my brother asking for my paper right when I have just made it perfect. I know that it is a good thing to do because my brother is much smarter then me and gives me good advice, but I put in tens of hours into that paper and now it's covered in little red notes!
Right in the speech, Eyring talks about how we should welcome those red marks on our papers. *sigh* ok, I guess I can do that. I do have much to work on, and this talk puts into words some things I need to work on. Again I highly suggest you read it.
Luke,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your emphasis from the talk about focus on correction. It's hard for me as well to take criticism and change on something I've worked really hard on, but the talk was definitely a great reminder in saying that such correction is only for our benefit. It's good to know that we have the promise that these things will come naturally to us if we work hard too. You can really hear your voice when you write, and I like the addition of the auditory imagery as well (i.e. your "sigh" haha). Thanks for the insight!