Posted by Lisa Hochgraf
This morning my senior vice president, Barb Kachelski, added a new word to my lexicon: think-o.
According to Barb, a think-o is "like a typo but the totally wrong word." So if you say paradise instead of paradox, for example, that's a think-o.
I e-mailed Barb saying I loved the new term and planned to use it--often.
When Barb e-mailed back, she changed my world. "May it foster a culture of learning!" she wrote.
Indeed. Thinking about the wrong word gives you a whole new perspective on your work, even if you end up getting the right word back into the discussion.
So here's a task for today: Don't think of one-word mistakes as problems. Think of them as think-o's and opportunities to learn.
Lisa Hochgraf is a CUES editor.
