Rea Green Reading Response - Ch. 5 & 6
One thing you learned (Note: This should be a concept or an idea, not a statement of fact.)
I really liked learning about the concept of “the flow”. I do a lot of event planning and work on campus, and it is always weird to me when things just fall into place and I don’t have to do anymore work for what I am planning. I never know how to respond in this situation, because I feel like I should be doing more, so when I heard about the concept of “the flow”, and how other social innovators feel like this as well, it was really interesting to me, and kind of comforting to know that I am not the only one who feels like this when putting events together, or planning something in general.
One thing you connected to your own experience. This could be a connection to your internship, to another activity, or even to something you’ve observed in the news.
In chapter 6, the author discusses the concept of failure within social change. Failure is something I hate. This is not an uncommon sentiment , as I am sure no one enjoys failing, but it is something I just despise. I am the type of person who double and triple checks what I do to ensure that I get everything done correctly the first time, not leaving myself any room to mess up, or even grow. When I read this section of the book, I started thinking about my internship and how failure was essential for social change in the LGBTQ+ community. If certain efforts didn’t fail, others would not succeed. I want to start understanding the benefits of failure, and stop fearing it so much. I'm not saying I am going to start not trying with every task in the hopes I fail so I can learn something, but instead I am giong to try and not be as afraid of failure and use it as a tool for growth.
One question you have
Chapter 6 discussed something called “cold heaven”, and I am still really confused as to what the author meant by that. It just did not make much sense to me.