Deliberate thinking of an experience to learn from:  what happen, why it happens, how it impacts me and/or others, and contemplate for any actions for change. 

Be conscious of own belief and bias, and be open to different perspectives , discovering the big picture 

Be aware of past mistakes and keep skills up to date

Reflect to understand self (how do I do best in acquiring new knowledge, in planning and executing an event etc) to become more efficient and effective 

Too busy, move on to the next project. To intentionally plan to reflect as a group. 

Emotions – Lack of acceptance of undesired outcomes. Speak to someone.

Thinking about or reflecting on what you do. It is like learning from experience, you think about what you did, what happened and decide what you would do differently next time.

2. What is the value of using reflective practice, both personally & professionally?

Enables a person to recognise his or her own skills and weaknesses and use this information to drive future learning. This applies to both personally and professionally. 

Individuals who reflect build better self-directed learning skills, boost motivation, gain confidence, and become more proactive??? 

3. What do you feel is your barrier to reflection? What are some ways you can overcome it?

Ways to reflect. Eg. a reflective journal.

Current practice - by meditation, talking to someone whom you trust, go for a nature walk and the list goes on…. 

2. Reflective practice helps me to look at my experiences from a different perspective, understand and think of ways to improve myself personally and professionally. 

3. Barriers to reflection include time constraints, going out of comfort zone, and self-doubts. Ways to overcome them are setting aside time purposefully and trying out and explore different methods of doing things. 

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2] Reflective practice helps me to have new and different perspective. Allows me to seek help for better solutions and methods. Allows me to think of ways to improve and strengthen my skills to make things better.  

 

3] Barrier to reflection includes tiredness. Way to overcome is to get a good sleep first and think through carefully again when the mind and body are functioning well again. 

      

1) To think about our experiences and learn from them. By thinking about what we went through, we can think of why we did what we did and what we could have done or do differently if it ever occurs again. This allows us to develop new ideas and use these ideas to better ourselves and skills.

2) Personally, I believe that when we reflect on an experience, we tend to practise more logical thinking than letting our emotions take over. This is because when we reflect, we take ourselves out of the situation and are no longer thinking or acting on impulses. Hence, it allows us to look at things from different perspective and take nuances into account. In saying that, we are more conscious of biases and discriminations, and this maximizes our opportunities to learn and grow from our experiences.

Professionally, reflective practice allows us to look at the bigger picture instead of focusing on our mini goals. When we can visualize the end results, we can make adjustments along the way while simultaneously keeping ourselves up to date with new skills and knowledge. These continuous thinking of our experiences allow us to strengthen our strategies to achieve desirable results to meet our end goals. 

3) One of my barriers of not practising reflective thinking is having no time. However, I believe that I can set aside a few minutes to think about my experiences on a weekend basis. Furthermore, a learning mindset could also help me overcome this.