beginner's mind
Novice's eager curiosity
Beginner's mind is an attitude of openness and lack of preconceptions when approaching a subject, regardless of expertise.
The concept comes from Zen Buddhism, where the expert's mind sees few possibilities while the beginner's sees many.
She tried to look at the problem with beginner's mind, setting aside everything she thought she knew.
- freshNewly made, not stale
- fresh eyesUnbiased viewpoint from newcomer
- curiousEager to learn
- openNot closed
- blank slateUnmarked starting point
novice · wonder · innocence · first time · learning · humble · receptive · zen · empty · empty cup · unlearning · letting go · childlike · eager · student · discovery · questioning · presence
- mindfulnessmeditation, meditate, breathe, breath, breathing
- mindsetsgrowth mindset, fixed mindset, mindset, abundance mindset, scarcity mindset
- Zen artszazen, zen garden, zen gardens, sumi-e, ikebana
- Zenkoan, mu, zazen, satori, one hand clapping
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
- spiritual virtuesloving-kindness, equanimity, non-attachment, inner peace, selflessness
beginner's mindclosed-mindedness
Refusal to consider other views
fixed mindset · dogmatism · unteachability · willful ignorance · stubbornness
beginner's mindjadedness
Dulled enthusiasm from excess
world-weariness · cynicism · going through the motions · habituation · autopilot
beginner's mindoverconfidence
Unjustified certainty in oneself
hubris · certainty · Dunning-Kruger effect · arrogance · smugness
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