This list of tips was created on the Making Thinking Visible facebook site for teachers who are just getting started
with Thinking Routines.
You will also get acquainted
with thinking routines, a basic tool of Visible Thinking, by using a thinking routine with your colleagues to explore a work of art.
Not exact matches
Luckily,
with a few tweaks to our daily
routines, we can relatively easily improve our sleep schedules and boost everything from our stress management to our ability to
think on the fly.
And
with AI increasingly replacing many
routine tasks, the
thinking will remain as a true unique selling proposition.
In large corporations
with strict planning
routines requiring annual, semiannual and quarterly plans and plan updates, managers spend at least part of their time working on or
thinking about a new plan or plan update.
But when it comes to the intricacies of daily life, have you ever stopped to
think about how your daily
routine compares
with others around the globe and just how much culture influences your behavior?
Yet when it is done
with intention and self - awareness, breaking from regular
routines can be a powerful way to stimulate new
thinking, break bad habits, adapt better to change, and be more collaborative in a team environment.
But
think about it: If you start out your day that early
with some yoga, a 15 - minute run, or even a brisk walk, you'll be launching into your morning work
routine energized, refreshed, and ready to conquer the world.
Another thing I've wondered
with these morning
routines is how to work them when you are more than just one person (relationship, a family etc.)
Thoughts here?
That's the whole point of this dialogue and I
think it worth looking into
with some real depth — and not just for some «
routine answers» to the question — there aren't any good ones.
More often than we're comfortable admitting, I
think, we find ourselves feeling what many recent theologians say we should: a twinge of uneasiness at speaking of heaven outside of church; the sense that Jesus» death and resurrection can't quite be brought to bear on our daily
routine, our social life, our moneymaking, our recreation; an inability to see
with the heart the goodness of the Good News; a certain emptiness in our prayers.
I
think people have gone too far
with the «we must protect America from the Muslims»
routine.
But for the most part,
routine ruled human affairs and «news» as we
think we know it began
with business, when trading associations in Northern Europe shared information about commodity prices and other conditions that would affect profit, developing newsletters
with the new print technology.
When I
think, for example, how my own children, born in Britain and bred in the U.S., have their
routine dictated by school and by violin, piano and ballet lessons, and how they move fluently from babysitting for hire to videos for rent and then to microwave popcorn and hotpockets, I realize how our society has learned to dispense
with child - inspired patterns of living.
Instead of responding
with the traditional and easy «You will
think and do as we say because we're your parents»
routine, we interpreted those embryonic expressions of defiance as opportunities for discussion, dialog and even debate.
With regards to food, I
think it is all about starting slowly, so that the diet gradually becomes a natural part of your
routine and eventually a way of life.
We all seem to
think that January is that magical month for us to get in shape and continue
with that
routine.
It's easy to shoot to high and make resolutions impossible to keep up
with; the best kind are little changes you can work into your everyday
routine and maintain without even
thinking about it.
I like to have a morning
routine and create a work
routine for whatever project I'm working on but I also like to have time for free
thinking and spontaneously connecting
with friends.
First, as freezing (
think -260 degrees for 3 minutes) as it is... I've felt great
with adding this to my
routine.
Along
with its» ability to control blood sugar levels, cinnamon's scent is
thought to boost brain function, which makes it perfect for adding into the morning
routine.
Cereal
with a glass of juice is my go - to, but lately I have been
thinking that I need to incorporate more than processed carbs into my a.m.
routine.
With the serving size above, you
think it'll affect my current
routine (ie my diet)?
In the mornings, I like to mix strawberries
with oatmeal, so I
thought a strawberry oatmeal smoothie would be a perfect way to change up my breakfast
routine.
But we
think there's nothing wrong
with keeping a little «instant» in your
routine.
With intense morning workouts and spending long days caring for the kids, I am
thinking it might be time to change up my breakfast
routine and get a little more protein.
I
think that some people are really deluded or pro wenger biased, how can you dare compare Song and arteta and flamini?Song has the stature and physicality of a DM, arteta is a small weak slow guy, flamini the same
with ultra agressivity.Wenger is a man who like his
routine, like an autist, he needs to do the same thing over and over and will not feel well if he has to do somthing else.He will not listen to advices either and he tells himself «I am an educated man, i know what to do and I don t need advices from others peoples».
This answer will be different for every family and every child, so
think about things such as the time of day of an event, the distance from home, the size of the group, how much it interferes
with the daily
routine, and the behavioral expectations for your child.
So when I read that people were having good results aleviating migraines
with the blasting
routine for migraines, I
thought it couldn't hurt and was worth trying.)
You may
think that starting a night time
routine with your infant is trivial, especially when they're likely to wake up in only a few hours.
You can't
think, «Well, my friend's baby goes out every day and does great
with the
routine!
My
routine is a work in progress but I
think I get the sentiment behind the idea that we all have time and can find said time if we get creative and honest
with ourselves and our day.
You may be
thinking about going back to work around this time and it will help your baby to have a
routine so that the person who is looking after your baby can take over
with as little disruption as possible; if your baby is going to nursery, you can talk to the staff about your baby's
routine and they can try to stick to it.
We stand while shoving a sandwich into our mouths
with a baby on our boob, we run to the toilet only to have our toddler standing their talking to us, we shave our legs in less than two minutes while missing a few hairs near our ankles due to the quick nature of our shaving, we brush our teeth without flossing most of the time because we are so tired we can't bare the
thought of stretching out our teeth
routine any longer then it has to be.
Now, 5 months later she HATES diapers and pull - ups but also refuses to sit on the potty and we are wishing we had done a better job at sticking to the
routine back then as I
think we would be done
with the whole potty training business by now.
Children thrive
with routines and rules, so don't
think that being the «fun parent» is a good idea.
Before bed session: I don't
think there's anything wrong
with nursing to sleep in general, but it probably is going to be easiest to drop this session since it's not an essential part of your bedtime
routine.
It's more than okay to be flexible
with your baby's schedule during growth spurts, and regardless of your
thoughts on
routine, you'll find that it's easier to go
with the flow during these days.
I really
think I'd try to work
with your husband on developing his own
routine to get your son back to sleep.
Yes, cloth diapers will generate work than using disposable diapers but
with a simple enough washing
routine, it doesn't have to be all that much of a hassle as you'd
think.
If you began establishing a naptime
routine with your child in infancy, continuing it into toddlerhood may be less difficult than you
think.
CHRISTINE STEWART - FITZGERALD:
With a lot of that
routine, I
think that we mentioned that the breastfeeding and now, a lot of twin moms take a hospital grade breast pump home.
But I
think there's a danger in black - and - white - only
thinking: you either go along
with your baby's sleep
routine, no matter the consequences; or you leave her to cry for hours at a time causing her to lose her trust in you completely.
Always pack a little more food than you
think you'll need — your baby's
routine will probably be completely out of the window and you'll need to «go
with the flow» for a while.
If you
think your child's teething may be disrupting her sleep, the most important thing you can do it remain consistent
with your
routine.
I don't even
think I can live a «normal» schedule anymore; I tried a little bit a couple years ago and was bored
with the
routine.
He wasn't a great nurser either so wasn't like, you know, we'd gotten off to this fabulous start but it was just, I
think this second one learns how to kind of go
with the flow a little bit more because it was not all about that child and for me, I didn't necessarily set up a
routine but what I did do is, actually a little bit opposite of yours, mine was, I had to satisfy the toddler first, because I figured that, the infant kind of walk around, kind of keep him pacified a little bit, but my toddler was like me, me, me, me, me, like I need this now, so we had a box of toys, that he could play
with, like they were only set up for when I were nursing, so they were like his special toys, a special snacks that I knew that would be safe and I wouldn't be giving the Heimlich Maneuver you know, while I was trying to breastfeed.
I
think routine is excellent for children, but I
think being rigid
with a schedule is not.
They're just diapers people, calm down... Everything was a learning process for me at first, but we got our proper fitting diapers finally, we wash them
with a great working
routine, if I hear advice that makes me have a second
thought (or really just sounds off, like the CLR bit), I just pass... And I don't preach as I know my advice might not go well for others.
GARETH MASSEY: I
think it starts so young you know, as once you bring the baby home, you're staring the sleep training and you're creating
routine and you're creating good habits and bad habits, it's being consistent
with swaddling,
with breastfeeding,
with having a night time
routine not keeping the babies stimulated when it is suppose to be sleep time, and going through that processes as they start to change and be bigger and moving around you know, still being consistent
with the process no matter what your process is.