One of the most important
resources in my career was my notebook. That is, a journal of ideas and innovations
in a spiral notebook, often scraps of paper for spontaneous thoughts: in the
middle of a class, at an in-service, reading a book, watching television, or
even as I retired for the day. Insights were documented and subsequently
implemented that transformed my ability to facilitate content covering many
avenues: discipline, homework, test ideas, lab procedures, and much more. It
was a difference-maker!
Harvard Business School professor Teresa Amabile comments:
Keeping a journal is one of the best strategies
for learning about yourself and improving your professional performance. It
multiplies in utility if you use it to review your personal history. You can
find insights or pieces of ideas beginning to emerge that you might not have
realized if you look back a week, a month, or a year. That can help you
identify your greatest strengths – and weaknesses you might want to work on.
Amabile, T., The #1 Productivity Tool You Aren't Using, from http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorieclark/2012/05/01/the-1-productivity-tool-you-arent-using/print/
