Comments on: I Love My New Computer…not quite yet http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/ Revolving Around You Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:23:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Jim Arsenault http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-121053 Jim Arsenault Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:12:51 +0000 http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/#comment-121053 (My comment about the computer being good to you was meant for Francesca. But, then again, we could all use a well-behaved computer!) (My comment about the computer being good to you was meant for Francesca. But, then again, we could all use a well-behaved computer!)

]]> By: Jim Arsenault http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-120729 Jim Arsenault Tue, 05 Apr 2011 02:16:45 +0000 http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/#comment-120729 Thanks very much, Segovia, for the inspirational response. Maybe I will start one. I was just in Ottawa becoming certified as a professional Integral coach at Integral Coaching Canada, so now I have time to start posting again :) I hope your new computer has been good to you lately... Best regards, -- Jim Thanks very much, Segovia, for the inspirational response. Maybe I will start one. I was just in Ottawa becoming certified as a professional Integral coach at Integral Coaching Canada, so now I have time to start posting again :)

I hope your new computer has been good to you lately…

Best regards,

– Jim

]]> By: Segovia Smith http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-120709 Segovia Smith Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:29:38 +0000 http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/#comment-120709 Great comment Jim... you may want to consider starting your own blog. You can do this via MyYogaHub.com within your account if you don't want to bother setting up your own site/domain with WordPress or other related services. (I know you're likely quite cable of doing the latter - being a programmer and all.) Great comment Jim… you may want to consider starting your own blog. You can do this via MyYogaHub.com within your account if you don’t want to bother setting up your own site/domain with WordPress or other related services. (I know you’re likely quite cable of doing the latter – being a programmer and all.)

]]> By: Jim Arsenault http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/comment-page-1/#comment-43284 Jim Arsenault Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:26:08 +0000 http://www.yogahub.com/blog/love-mac/#comment-43284 Hi there, Francesca! I can relate to your experience of learning something new - especially a new operating system! It is times like these when we tap to into our reservoir of patience and rest in "not knowing" (it is also times like these when new swear words are invented, but that is another story). This seems to be a common issue. Since I resigned from a career as a programmer to become an Integral Life Coach, I now offer workshops on computer basics (for Windows, not the Mac) at Listening in Barre, MA. Of course, this won't help your problem much at all, other than knowing that you are not alone; however... I have found that understanding the ways we approach learning something new can allow us to leverage our strengths, to find alternate approaches, or, when all else fails, to call in the calvary. One of the components of the Integral model, the Quadrants, shows us that there are 4 primary perspectives that one can take. These are known as "Native Perspectives" to an Integral Life Coach. Each of us usually has one or two primary ways of approaching things. The Upper Left (UL) quadrant reflects our inner experience, our thoughts and feelings. The Lower Left (LL) is about relationships and sharing with others. These are the quadrants which reflect the inner, subjective world. In the Upper Right (UR), we have the domain of Action, e.g., typing, sitting, taking notes. Finally in the Lower Right (LR) we have Systems such as the Internet, or a high-level map of how the computer works (or is supposed to work, anyway). The Right-hand quadrants reflect the external, objective world. Getting back to the primary perspectives... I prefer an overview of how things work (LR) before taking action (UR); that is, mt Native Perspective is in the LR. It seems to me that you need to first understand how it works (UL) before taking action (UR). You may ask yourself: "What is the meaning of this?" If that does not solve the problem, it seems that you then resort to getting the "big picture" (UR). So, after this long-winded explanation of the Quadrants (apologies for that), I am wondering if asking to work with someone with knowledge of how the Mac "talks" to Windows (LL) might also help? Nevertheless, I hope your transition to the Mac is as smooth and seamless as possible! All the best, -- Jim Arsenault Hi there, Francesca! I can relate to your experience of learning something new – especially a new operating system! It is times like these when we tap to into our reservoir of patience and rest in “not knowing” (it is also times like these when new swear words are invented, but that is another story).

This seems to be a common issue. Since I resigned from a career as a programmer to become an Integral Life Coach, I now offer workshops on computer basics (for Windows, not the Mac) at Listening in Barre, MA. Of course, this won’t help your problem much at all, other than knowing that you are not alone; however…

I have found that understanding the ways we approach learning something new can allow us to leverage our strengths, to find alternate approaches, or, when all else fails, to call in the calvary.

One of the components of the Integral model, the Quadrants, shows us that there are 4 primary perspectives that one can take. These are known as “Native Perspectives” to an Integral Life Coach. Each of us usually has one or two primary ways of approaching things. The Upper Left (UL) quadrant reflects our inner experience, our thoughts and feelings. The Lower Left (LL) is about relationships and sharing with others. These are the quadrants which reflect the inner, subjective world. In the Upper Right (UR), we have the domain of Action, e.g., typing, sitting, taking notes. Finally in the Lower Right (LR) we have Systems such as the Internet, or a high-level map of how the computer works (or is supposed to work, anyway). The Right-hand quadrants reflect the external, objective world.

Getting back to the primary perspectives… I prefer an overview of how things work (LR) before taking action (UR); that is, mt Native Perspective is in the LR. It seems to me that you need to first understand how it works (UL) before taking action (UR). You may ask yourself: “What is the meaning of this?” If that does not solve the problem, it seems that you then resort to getting the “big picture” (UR).

So, after this long-winded explanation of the Quadrants (apologies for that), I am wondering if asking to work with someone with knowledge of how the Mac “talks” to Windows (LL) might also help?

Nevertheless, I hope your transition to the Mac is as smooth and seamless as possible!

All the best,
– Jim Arsenault

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