017 - How to Channel Your Inner Child and See the World Differently

Field Notes on Music Teaching & Learning · Aug 11, 2020 · 13m

Some suggest that embracing your inner child (and, in some cases) thinking like a five-year-old is actually beneficial for creativity, lifelong learning, and the development of core leadership skills (source).After all, five-year-olds are about as creative as they come (try asking one how many patterns they can create with notes C, D, and E).Of course, we were all five once. But it’s all too easy to forget what that sense of wonder feels like, to be curious and inquisitive, to ask questions and seek out the answers, to try something you’ve never tried before. All of these things help us see…