How to Cultivate Wisdom

How will this course benefit you: This course will help you gain expertise in personal development and in making good choices in Life. Further, it will give you character strengths to balance various life domains and tackle the fundamental challenges of life.

At the end of the course, you will gather the knowledge and skills about cultivating wisdom. Further, an in-depth exploration of the five character strengths will open up and the ways and means of planning, managing, and experiencing personal development.Wisdom defines strengths that help individuals acquire and use knowledge. These strengths in Wisdom are creativity , curiosity , open mindedness, love of learning and perspective.

To start understanding and decoding these  , ask yourself  :

A.  Creativity,

1. When  are you most creative?

2. Do you think creatively to solve problems ?

3. What are your personal barriers when it comes to expressing your creativity ?

B.Curiosity

1. What sparks your curiosity ?

2. Do you feel inhibited while expressing your curiosity?Why?

3. Do you believe in the adage "curiosity kills the cat"? Why?

C.Open Mindedness:

1.Do you think you are open minded ? Why?

2.What hinders your open mindedness?

3. Do you have any strong biases? How do they affect  your growth?

D. Love of Learning

1. What is a new area that you want to explore?

2Would you like to explore this  concept of Lifelong Learning to cultivate Wisdom?

3. How can Lifelong Learning be beneficial in your personal development?

E.Perspective

1. Do you think that there are multiple perspectives to most situations? In what situations do you feel most/least comfortable in sharing your perspective?

2. Can exploring  this character strength prove to be a useful tool to improve your relationships at home and work?

3. Think of a  wise person  whose perspective in Life appeals to you? Why?

This method of decoding and introspection is  in line with Aristotle’s  practical wisdom that sheds light on strengths which help us make good choices in Life.

Some benefits of cultivating wisdom:

• Experience of Emotional Well-Being

• Increased Productivity

• Continued Growth

• Self development

• Increased Emotional Ability to regulate emotions

• Healthy choices

• Good attitude

• Keeps us in FLOW state

• Applied knowledge

• Lifelong learning

• Anti-fragility