A study from the University of Copenhagen and University College London helps explain why some people feel unsure of their abilities—even when they consistently do things well. The answer lies in how they think about their own thinking, a process known as metacognition. Picture someone starting a new job. At first, everything is unfamiliar. But […]| The Horizons Tracker
Students often perceive calling as a clear, linear process, expecting a definitive moment of clarity. However, doubt is intrinsic to vocation, as revealed in Maryam's narrative from the Qur'an, emphasizing the importance of understanding the "caller." Accepting a calling often involves navigating through fear and uncertainty, ultimately leading to spiritual strength and clarity.| vocation matters
A Sijo they believe he knows all things so, he foresaw grief—and made it; they believe he rules all things so, causes every child's death; they believe he fills all things so, dwells where all cruelty reigns d’Verse: Perspective and Pronouns At d’Verse, we are encouraged to write poems from a perspective different than our… Continue reading Either A, or: B→| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
Catie Borland, a Latter-day Saint from Virginia, was surprised when she found herself questioning her faith. She says it started with a righteous desire: to learn, know, and understand more.| LDS Living
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 (ESV) Let […] The post Salvation in the Storm appeared first on all things faithful.| all things faithful
Things are going well in Symbolic Logic. Students are mastering truth tables, and they’re symbolizing English sentences into our truth-functional language with increasing facility. (For those who haven’t taken a class like this, or for those who’d appreciate a reminder, please see the note at the end.) Then comes the truth table for the material| Blog of the APA
I sat in a Chili’s restaurant across from a close friend. We were discussing the gospel, and she said something along the lines of, “I just don’t know how to reconcile all the things I do believe with the things I don’t necessarily believe.” Boy, did I know how she felt.| LDS Living
Faith and doubt don’t have to pull you apart. When the heart is sincere, humble, open, and willing, questions can lead not to fear—but to revelation, clarity, and lasting peace.| Public Square Magazine
Ugly code can mean lots of things: code someone else wrote, code with inconsistent white space placement, code that takes up too many lines, code that requires too many command + clicks to parse, code that looks redundant. I was struggling with the last of these recently. To me, some code a colleague wrote looked redundant. And vice versa, they thought code I wrote was unnecessarily duplicated. They’d built an API client for our new (weeks-old) test automation suite. It had everything the A...| Elizabeth Zagroba: Organizational Anarchist
As much as many of us may not want to admit it, self-doubt is something we all experience. Whether you’re stepping into a new role, starting a new business, or just trying to navigate day-to-day life, it’s that small voice that questions your worth, your abilities, and your decisions—and often at the most inopportune times.| Elev8
Back when I met with my teacher regularly, I used to enjoy telling him what I was working on in my practice, what was interesting me, what I perceived as the challenge to address, how it evolved ov…| babycrowyoga
