Fewer Things, Better The Courage To Focus On What Matters M, De Watson, Angela. Editorial Angela Watson, Tapa Blanda En Inglés, 2019

Descripción

You cant do it all. And you dont have to try. There are too many things competing for your atención como docente. The solution is NOT to manage your tiempo mejor o trabajar más eficientemente. Or at least -- thats not the place to start. The most important step is getting claridad, and figuring out how to use your vida to make an impact in ways that really matter. This book will help you strengthen the courage to do fewer things, so what remains can be done even better.

From the Author

If the solution to work/life balance was as simple as not bringing work home, wouldnt all teachers have enough downtime to relax? Getting a clear idea of WHAT to do is the easier part. Figuring out HOW to follow through on a daily basis is much more complicated.

Thats because there are school, societal, and cultural norms which impact our choices about how tiempo should be spent. These outside expectations shape the standards we set for ourselves and muddle our beliefs about whats important.

We also experience a wide variety of emociones which pull us away from making rational choices. Thats part of the experience of being human: we have excuses, sacred cows, exceptions, and limiting beliefs that keep us from doing whats best for ourselves.

These are some of the barriers were going to break through in this book so that you can truly give yourself permission to do fewer things better, and feel confident about your choices.

Well also examine systemic issues, bureaucratic restraints, inefficient instructional practices, and everything else that creates a disconnect between what you want your vida como docente to be like, and what its actually like.

The goal here is claridad y enfoque -- to release anything thats not serving you well, so you can open yourself up to a new approach in the way you spend your tiempo.

Together, well challenge the correlation between hours worked and effectiveness. Its not about how much youre working; its what youre focusing on in those hours.

As you read, youll gain claridad on whats most important in every aspect of your vida y trabajo so you can allocate tiempo to your biggest priorities. Youll deepen the courage it takes to live with intentionality, so you can do more of what you love and let go of habits and expectations that are holding you back.

The end result will look different for each teacher. So rather than tell you what to do with your tiempo and what not to, Ill simply guide you down the path by instilling four core beliefs. These will help you discover the answers for yourself.

From the Inside Flap

Like most teachers, you want to use your vida to make an impact -- not only in the classroom, but in your family, community, and the world.

And yet it feels impossible to have that focus when youre exhausted and overwhelmed.

How can you make a difference when youre distracted by never-ending paperwork, meetings, errands, and housework?

How can you give the best of yourself when youre bogged down with mundane tasks and unfulfilling obligations?

Youll never have enough tiempo to do everything. But there is a way to free up tiempo, atención, and energía for the things that really matter: the activities that truly impact student learning; the practices that make you a more effective educator; and the routines that make your home and personal life more fulfilling.

Throughout this book, youll learn how to disrupt the status quo by challenging school and cultural norms. Youll also discover how to create healthy boundaries, overcome feelings of self-doubt, release yourself from perfectionism, and decide what work/life balance looks like for you.

Fewer Things, Better will help you challenge the correlation between hours worked and effectiveness. Its not about how much youre working; its what youre focusing on.

As you read, youll gain claridad on whats most important in every aspecto de tu vida.