Janeth Canama - Being Human: Recent Episodes
Janeth Canama
my musings and observations, in audio form. i'm a math teacher and a science enthusiast.
i also write at http://janethcanama.blogspot.com/
i'm not that special. my thoughts on resigning as a public school teacher and why i'm pursuing a phd in mathematics.
school provides a platform to connect with others. but sometimes, the audience is captive.
Talent as being able to control a very specific skill. Or it could be working in a controlled environment or getting around constraints.
during quarantine, i logged 8 hours per day just streaming videos on youtube. this is me basically scolding myself.
I talk about math vs real-life problem solving. Also, how do we make a decision when we have incomplete information?
deductive vs inductive reasoning applied to our judgment of others and ourselves
related: identity-based habits by james clear
Jeepneys as a metaphor for life and opportunites
Also, I talk about abundance vs scarcity mindset.
imagine you're an introvert going to a party
and you know nobody
so you're gonna panic
but if you know some people
or someone looks familiar
"oh, i know you"
you're gonna relax
this is not so bad after all
linearalgebra
My mathematical ability is both a blessing and a curse. It helps me academically but it doesn't help with my anxiety.
This is my take on impostor syndrome based on an exercise given by Chris Do (True Authentic Voice)
I don't give compliments because I want to mean it when I say it. I try to avoid flattery. But when I really mean it, I rarely say it, because I'm not used to giving it. The moment has passed. It's a Catch-22 situation.
Or maybe because I don't want to be misunderstood. Some might misconstrue it as flirting, maybe? I don't really know. Maybe I'm just making excuses.
A basis of a vector space is (a) linearly independent and (b) a spanning set.
linearalgebra
In this clip, I share my experience of changing my major from physics to math. Also, how did I take it when someone said I was mathematically mature? What's my reaction to compliments, in general?
big words are compared to someone out of your league.
"when you're beside someone that big, you feel small"
here i share some freaky coincidences. or was it just confirmation bias?
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geocentric? heliocentric? nah it's me-centric
just an update on the previous episode about you not being the center of the universe. turns out you are - at least scientifically.
there could be someone who you really care about it, that really pulls you in like the sun, your sun.
although the sun pulls you in, and you revolve around it, you have very little effect on the sun
my take on newton's first law of motion.
the transcript / elaboration is found here: https://janethcanama.blogspot.com/2019/12/inertia.html