Tag: emotions

Six big emotions which can motivate you to learn more than you thought possible

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date September 27, 2015

You learn hundreds of things for hundreds of reasons. Still, the science didn’t catch up. It is usual for people who learn about other folks’ motivation to point to something as the “decisive factor.” For learners, there are probably many ideas which motivate them to learn. Here are six of them – some working in isolation, many of them motivating you in teams 🙂

Vic Kostrzewski

Wiktor (Vic) Kostrzewski (MA, DELTA) is an author, translator, editor and project manage based in London. When he works, he thinks about languages, education, books, EdTech and teachers. When he doesn’t work, he probably trains for his next triathlon or drinks his next coffee.

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

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Tags emotions, emotions which motivate you, learning motivation, motivation

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Learning about Return on Emotional Investment

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date June 7, 2015

If you know anything about economics, ROI (Return on Investment) is nothing new. Recently, as I started dealing with a lot more than money, I also got to think about what else I’m investing – and what I expect to get back. Hence the term I came up with: return on emotional investment.

Vic Kostrzewski

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

www.bravelearning.com

Tags dealing with emotions, emotional investment, emotions, managing relationships, relationships

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The Linguistics of Melancholy – Memory, Language and Loss

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date July 25, 2012

As I’m writing this, I watch the sun rising over my city. I see the roofs change colour and I see thin mist rising over the bay. If I opened the window, I could smell the sea from here.
I’m moving out in less than a week’s time. Which means that – despite my determination to keep coming back to this charming bit of land – there are some things that I’m currently doing for the last time ever.
It’s a powerful feeling, and I’ve noticed that it changes the way you perceive and remember things. Sights, conversations, meals – everything seems to have more value if you know this might be the last occasion for it! This made me wonder – is there a way to tap into this emotional state that would benefit your language learning?
As it turns out, there might be. Read on for a brief discussion of how melancholy impacted memory (several distinguished memories, in fact), how psychology defined what’s going on – and for a few suggestions that could make your everyday language learning a lot more memorable.

Vic Kostrzewski

BRAVE Learning (formerly known as 16 Kinds) is a lifelong learning and productivity blog. If you enjoy these posts, please check out one of my books and courses.

My recent publications, and my archive, is now all available on my new project: PUNK LEARNING. Hope to see you there!

www.bravelearning.com

Tags blogs, diaries, emotions, learning, memory, multimedia, psychology