{"id":4885,"date":"2021-11-12T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T06:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/darylchow.com\/frontiers\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2024-05-11T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T07:16:48","slug":"sketchnotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/darylchow.com\/frontiers\/sketchnotes\/","title":{"rendered":"See What You Hear, Hear What You See Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note: This is a compilation of Frontier Friday<\/a><\/strong>, a weekly Substack published, originally released on 12 Nov. 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PART I<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you see the materials in the course Deep Learner<\/a><\/strong> and in our book Better Results<\/a><\/strong>, we’ve taken an approach to sketching other images ourselves. It’s nowhere near perfect–but I guess that’s the idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few years ago, I began to obsess with how to covey not-so-straightforward ideas using sketchnoting. After reading Understand How We Learn<\/a><\/strong> by Weinstein, Sumaracki and Caviglioli and Stop Talking, and Start Influencing<\/a><\/strong> by Jared C Horvath, I was convinced that I had to doodle a bit more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the Dual-coding theory<\/a><\/strong>, there are two independent pathways that we neurologically encode information. This is called the visiospatial sketchpad (i.e., visual) <\/strong>and the phonological loop<\/strong> (i.e., spoken words and written words). Incidentally, this is why when you are trying to listening to a talking head in a presentation, and trying to read a text-heavy slide, it seems hard to focus. In this instance, the phonological pathway is overly taxed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this series of Frontiers Friday, I’d share some of this sketch notes that I’ve been playing around with. If you’ve been to some of my trainings before, a few would be familiar to you.
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  1. \ud83d\udde3 Which Type of Learner Are You? 

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    Which pattern of learning do we get sucked into becoming? 
    And which of the 4 patterns of learning resembles mastery learning?<\/strong>

    If you missed this keynote,     The Edge and Leverages of Deliberate Practice<\/a><\/strong>, I’ve talked briefly about this at the end of the talk.
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  2. Four Levels in Your Professional Development Journey<\/strong>

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    Hazard a guess:
    At which level do majority of practitioners face challenges that stop them from real development?<\/strong> (*see answer below)<\/em>

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  3. Two Ways to Influence Client Outcome<\/strong>

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       <\/strong>    <\/a>  vs.    <\/strong><\/a>
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    Two Questions:
    i. Do you know what are the key factors that are predictive of improving client outcomes?
    ii. And based on your current performance, what are the factors that are influenceable in leveraging outcomes?<\/strong>

    Leverage point is a critical step in using deliberate practice to improve your outcomes. We tackle this issue heads on in our upcoming     Deliberate Practice Web-Based Workshop<\/a><\/strong>. More info below.
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  4. “Are You Experienced?”<\/strong>

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    We must do our best to counteract the redline. See this post,     6 Visuals About Our Progress<\/a>.<\/strong>

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  5. \u23f8 Words Image Worth Contemplating: <\/strong>

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      The art of losing control<\/strong><\/em>
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    Reflection:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The next time you are in the shower, sing your troubles for 5 mins–without stopping. Don’t stop, don’t censor, don’t judge.\u00a0 (notice how a critical side might creep in “I’m crazy…I can’t sing..I’m out of tune…”) …and Just sing it away anyway. After you have done so, what can you graft from this little experiment?(footnote: I stole this idea from one of my favorite improvisational singers,\u00a0Bobby Mcferrin<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    PART II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. \ud83d\udde3\ud83c\udfb6 Three Types of Knowledge

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      Here are some related blogs on this topic and why the distinction is crucial in our development: 
      Three Types of Knowledge, and Why This Matters in Psychotherapy<\/a><\/strong>
      Teach the 3 Types of Knowledge and Not Just 1<\/a><\/strong>
      Information is Not Transformation<\/a><\/strong>
      Explainoholic<\/a><\/strong>
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    2. \ud83d\udc47First Principles<\/strong>

      One could seek the Methods…<\/strong>
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      Or seek the Principles.<\/strong>
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      Which direction are you going?<\/strong>
      For more on principles-based thinking, see the following:
      Develop First Principles Before The Methods<\/a><\/strong>
      Three Ways to Develop First Principles in Your Clinical Practice<\/a><\/strong>
      First Principles: The 5-Step Process for Deep and Accelerated Learning in Therapy<\/a><\/strong>

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    3. \ud83d\udc6b Adaptive<\/strong>
      When we are not adaptive what the client brings into conversation within the relational context of therapy, we run the risk of becoming too reactive i.e., lack of structure or overly predictive i.e., algorithmic.

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      Here’s one of the ways to be consistently adaptive. Read       Wait\u2026Why Measure?<\/a><\/strong>

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    4. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec Performing vs Learning<\/strong>
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      Listen to this podcast episode       #5. When Performing Impedes Learning<\/a><\/strong> on why I think an over-emphasis on performing can impede learning (Yes, this is coming from a person who was brought up in Singapore, a country with high praise on performance).

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    5. \u23f8 Words\u00a0Worth Contemplating:\u00a0
      <\/strong>One has to investigate the principle in one thing or one event exhaustively . . . Things and the self are governed by the same principle. If you understand one, you understand the other, for the truth within and the truth without are identical<\/strong><\/em>. ~\u00a0Er Cheng Yishu, 11th century.
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      Reflection:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Make a list of your guiding principles. How did these principles play out in your life and clinical practice? What were its\u00a0first seeds?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      PART III<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. \u270d\ufe0f From My Desk: Obsession with Map Finding <\/a><\/strong>

        We have an obsession with map finding. We think that if we search hard enough, we will correct the map that we have, and\/or find the right map to rule them all

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      2. Default Practice vs. Deliberate Practice<\/strong>

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        Look carefully at the differences in the 4 domains of both\u00a0pyramids.
        One of the hardest process goals for therapist in getting towards their outcome goals is to shift from
        – Being dictated what is best for us to learn (i.e., course curriculum)\u00a0to
        – Figuring out\u00a0what<\/em>\u00a0you have to learn (i.e.,\u00a0individualised<\/em>\u00a0learning objectives, based on our zone of proximal development (ZPD) that actually has leverage on improving your outcomes.\u00a0

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      3. \u260e\ufe0f From the Archives: What Does Deliberate Practice Look Like? <\/a><\/strong>
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        It’s what you do “offstage” and “backstage”.

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      4. Psychological Oxygen<\/a><\/strong> 

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      5. \u23f8 Words Worth Contemplating:
        <\/strong>Compete with yourself and root for everyone else<\/strong><\/em>. ~ Candice Millard.
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        Reflection:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

        How do you make the hard things to do easy, and make the “easy” things to do hard?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        PART IV<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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        1. \u270d\ufe0f NEW From My Desk: Develop Good Taste<\/a><\/strong>
          Before you can develop good abilities, you\u2019ve got to develop good taste.If you want to develop as a musician, you\u2019d want to develop an ear for music. You would then need to expose yourself to a wide array of different genres and different takes on different genres by different artists, as much as possible.Unfortunately, many therapists don\u2019t get the chance to view other therapists in a action \u2013less than their figures can count. If you were a musician, your ears wouldn\u2019t be seasoned enough to develop good taste if you only heard 10, 20, or even 30 artists.

          In this           blog<\/a><\/strong>, I talk about how to listen to the works of other therapists and a specific way of listening so as to encourage deep learning.

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        2. \ud83d\uded1 Good Decision Making<\/strong>

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          Study this quadrant carefully.\u00a0
          Half of them makes intuitive sense. Good decision, good outcome. Bad decision, bad outcome.\u00a0
          Well, it’s possible to make bad decisions and get a good outcome (e.g., Drive x2 of the speed limit–and drunk–\u00a0and you were unscathed).
          It’s also possible to\u00a0make a good decision<\/strong><\/em>, and get a bad outcome. (e.g., You mustered the courage to approach\u00a0a stranger\u00a0at a party for a chat, but the person didn’t want to engage).

          Because of the wicked environment of therapy\u00a0that operate in, it’s a slippery slope in conflating outcomes and decisions.\u00a0

          See this related blogpost:\u00a0          The Music of Psychotherapy: Learning in a Wicked Environment<\/a>.<\/strong>

          (We talked about this in our\u00a0          Deliberate Practice Web-Based Workshop<\/a><\/strong>. Do check out Annie Duke’s second book,\u00a0How to Decide<\/a><\/strong>.)\u00a0

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        3. \u260e\ufe0f From the Archives:\u00a0B<\/a>lackbox Thinking for Psychotherapists<\/a><\/strong>

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          First, the blackbox isn’t\u00a0black; it’s orange.\u00a0

          They are 2 of these “black” boxes hooked up in planes. \u00a0One stores the cockpit audio recordings, the other stores airplane instrument data. Whenever a crash occurs, the data from the black boxes is widely disseminated so everyone can learn what they need to do differently in order to avoid repeating the mistake.\u00a0

          I argue that every psychotherapists should develop their little own blackboxes. Here’s\u00a0          5 ways of how to do so<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a03 dispositions to take<\/a>\u00a0i<\/strong>n order to grow something out of your very own blackbox.\u00a0

          Fun Fact:<\/strong>\u00a0The black box was invented by a\u00a0a young Australian scientist named Dr.\u00a0          David Warren<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the mid 1950s. In turn, Australia became the first country in the world to make the Black Box mandatory for all commercial aircraft.<\/em>

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        4. \ud83c\udfa5 Video: Why Are These 32 symbols found all over Europe<\/a><\/strong>? 

          I was so intrigued by this video. The presenter argues that the written language was not built on a vaccum, but built upon graphic communication. Genieve vonPetzinger states that there are 32 universal symbols<\/strong> used across the last 30000 years across Europe.

          Here it is:
           
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          So fascinating! I’m also surprised that there were no symbols for faces (no smiley?)

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        5. \u23f8 Words Worth Contemplating:<\/strong>
          Good taste is an incredibly valuable skill, and you can acquire it with practice.<\/em>
          ~ Author, Seth Godin.
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          Reflection:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Who are the therapists that you admire? What are the qualities that they have? 

          What does that say about the person that you are that admires this attributes?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          If you would like to learn more topics that can help your professional development, subscribe to the Frontiers of Psychotherapist Development (FPD). On Frontiers Friday (FPD), we serve you directly to your Inbox highly curated recommendations each week.<\/em>
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