Indonesia dan Fanatisme Sepakbola

July 13, 2010 //
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Pertandingan Belanda dan Spanyol tadi pagi masih menyisakan bekas di kepala. Sebuah pertandingan besar panjang yang membutuhkan 120 menit untuk memutuskan apakah tim favorit pilihan seekor gurita dan (kebanyakan) wanita-wanita di seluruh dunia berhasil menjuarai piala dunia untuk pertama kalinya.

Pagi hari pasca final, pembicaraan mengenai final Piala Dunia tidak ada habisnya. Barisan komentar di Twitter ramai masih tetap ramai. Ada yang mungkin kecewa karena tim oranye kalah hingga terduduk lesu di parkiran kafe tempat semalam suntuk nonton bareng, ada juga yang gembira karena tim favoritnya berhasil memenangkan pertandingan, meski pemain favoritnya jarang bermain selama Piala Dunia, dan di sisi lain mungkin juga ada yang sedih karena alasan lain, yakni spekulasinya menjagokan Belanda ternyata tidak menguntungkan, menghasilkan rugi jutaan rupiah.

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Are We Human?

July 10, 2010 //
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Saya tergelitik oleh sebuah lagu lama dari the Killers, Human.

Are we human, or are we dancer
My sign is vital my hands are cold
And I’m on my knees looking for the answer
Are we human, or are we dancer

Lagu ini mengingatkan saya kalau seringkali manusia tidak memperlakukan dirinya sebagai manusia. Hanya ikut arus apa yang terjadi. No vision, no values, and just trying to survive their selves. Lupa akan mencari makna dari apa yang dilakukannya sehingga melepaskan dirinya dari keunikan seorang manusia: sisi spiritual, yang tidak dimiliki makhluk lainnya.

That makes them a dancer, not a human. Doing everything by instruction. Or maybe by a reason provided by other people. Semua menjadi mindless, tidak mendalami apa yang dilakukan. Waktu akan cepat berlalu begitu saja, tanpa arti dari pencapaian.

Stop being a dancer. People have to find their desire. That makes them strong and unbeatable.

* Picture is taken from here

Four Stages of Competencies

May 17, 2010 //
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I just bought a new book: NLP for Rookies. This book has many interesting stuff related into NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming), a methodology designed to study, model, and train individuals in human excellence – not related with computer programming, for sure!

One of them is about four stages of competencies. I think these stages really really show us the process of learning. I copied the four stages from Wikipedia below.

Unconscious Incompetence
The individual neither understands nor knows how to do something, nor recognizes the deficit, nor has a desire to address it.

Conscious Incompetence
Though the individual does not understand or know how to do something, he or she does recognize the deficit, without yet addressing it.

Conscious Competence
The individual understands or knows how to do something. However, demonstrating the skill or knowledge requires a great deal of consciousness or concentration.

Unconscious Competence
The individual has had so much practice with a skill that it becomes “second nature” and can be performed easily (often without concentrating too deeply). He or she may or may not be able teach it to others, depending upon how and when it was learned.

What do you think? Are you experiencing these stages while learning something?

* Picture is taken from here

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