Avoiding the blame game: A good-in-a-crisis micro-VCoL from Lectica
The Novel Corona Virus pandemic and its economic fallout are stressing out the entire world. Personally, I’m experiencing many days when I feel like I’m running on pure adrenaline. How am I handling it? I’m working hard doing meaningful work, spending virtual time with family, hiking, biking, and gardening, taking control of my diet, and practicing my own personal set of crisis management/self-regulation micro-VCoLs. #goodinacrisisvcols #vcolblameaway
I’m leaning hard on the mighty micro-VCoL™.
For the next several weeks, I’m going to be practicing and sharing my favorite crisis management/self-regulation micro-VCoLs. Some are designed especially for adults, but most include instructions for getting children involved.
The following VCoL is suitable for anyone who recognizes their own tendency to apply blame when mistakes are made or decisions fail. Since that’s almost everyone, it’s likely to be useful to you.
Please feel free to distribute this VCoL widely.
This micro-VCoL is designed to be very small. We recommend that you do the “apply” and the first part of the “reflect” step in context without adding more than a few seconds to the time an interaction would ordinarily take. Frequent practice in a variety of contexts is what builds transferable knowledge and skills. (Think of learning to ride a bike or playing a musical instrument.) Micro-VCoLs work best when you follow the instructions pretty rigidly until they become like driving. At that point, you can get creative.
Help others in crisis by sharing this VCoL and your experiences — #vcolblamegame.
In case you want to learn more
- VCoL in action: Learning the way our brains are designed to learn
- VCoL in action: How to use micro-VCoLs to learn optimally on the fly
- Everyone should have the opportunity to develop optimally
- VCoL in action: The many benefits of micro-VCoLing
