Skills Sprint: How to Learn in Hard Moments (Without Spiralling)

This is Day 3 of the Learn Like a Lobster skill sprint, and today Helen and Sarah share a simple way of reflecting on hard moments at work so you can learn faster, avoid recency bias, and take control in tough situations. Because when work feels messy, reflection is often the first thing we skip - or overdo. In this episode, you’ll learn practical tools, including the 5:1 formula and the WWW/EBI framework, to help you regain perspective, stay in control, and turn difficult moments into learning. 🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F 🦞 Pre-order Learn Like A Lobster: 🇺🇸PRH US - https://bit.ly/3KxTeBn 🇬🇧 Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3KcRZaR ⏱️ Timestamps (00:00) Lobsters grow in hard moments (00:35) The lobster profile (00:58) Why reflecting in hard moments needs more focus (02:33) Thinkers vs doers: how we avoid learning (03:45) WWW/EBI (04:31) The 5:1 formula explained (06:36) Fixing problems in teams (07:39) Taking control in long haul hard moments (09:35) Inspiration & 24hr action 🎯 What You’ll Learn Why reflecting during hard moments leads to better learning How to avoid overthinking or rushing past difficult experiences A simple 5:1 approach to constructive reflection and how to use WWW / EBI individually or in teams Learn Like a Lobster Profiler – https://www.learnlikealobsterprofiler.com/ Download our template for 5:1 reflection: https://bit.ly/llal_5to1_reflectiontemplate For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email [email protected] More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers: 📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 🦞 Join our Learn Like a Lobster Sprint: https://bit.ly/4oZzJ3F 📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction 📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices