“Look, you need to be frustrated… It’s the only way you are going to learn”

My dear CoE,

There exists a balance…a balance between being frustrated and being productive….and you sort of can use that frustration to propel you forward as opposed to the frustration pulling you down….

No… No…. I am not yapping this….

Somewhere just very recently I read it in a scientific article…

The article further said….

“If an employee is ambivalent* about his work situation….then…he is likely to get more creative….”


That's quite interesting….


So, we may say that an employee who has mixed feelings about his job…. ie he is unsure of whether he can do the job or not… then he would get more creative….may produce better results...

Ok….

Here is a position…....

Rajkamal has just completed his MBBS. And is undergoing internship program at a hospital….

Today, he is in emergency department… all alone…. and...suddenly, an accident case comes up….

The patient is badly injured….his leg may have to be amputated to save his life…. Rajkamal is unsure of what to do… Of Course, he cannot carry out the surgery… he is not experienced enough….so what should he do….if senior doctor would take time to show up...

per se this study this perplexity or frustration could secrete a creativity hormone in Rajkamal… making him far more creative…. May be it flashes some medicine name or drug… in his brain…. which could delay surgery…

So,CoE, if you fall in some odd frustrating position - you can remind yourself of this research, and wait patiently for some superman to come out of you and act...



Yours Affectionately,

Aaradhika,
Thakurani’s bestie

PS- Ambivalent means having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone….