5 ways of Adaptability Can Help You Become The Best Version of Yourself

Why is adaptability necessary and important?

Adaptability is the ability to learn flexibly and efficiently and to apply that knowledge across situations. Flexibly and efficiently. With adaptability skills, we can adapt to a new environment efficiently, which means it is done properly, and thoroughly, without wasting time to achieve optimal goals or results. I think that's why adaptability is important for us.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself - Leo Tolstoy

Have you ever thought so too? As I am. However, if we want to be beneficial to others or make an impact on the world, start with ourselves first. I think to improve ourselves, one way is to have adaptability skills.

And, this is my experience about 5 ways to adapt at Bangkit Academy led by Google, Tokopedia, Gojek, & Traveloka . I learned these from ILT Adaptability and Resilience session with my instructor, Cindy Himawan .

5 Ways of Adaptability

Ways of Interacting?

Language is one of the most important things in the communication process. In Bangkit 2023 program, English is the main language. This prompted me to learn English, like it or not. One of the reasons is that I want to be more active in discussions during ILT sessions and be closer to my classmates. Furthermore, because Bangkit Academy 2023 program is being held in full online, I needed to adapt to using communication tools that I rarely used before, such as Discord. During Bangkit Academy 2023, I also learned the right way to interact with others, both verbal and nonverbal communication. Because there are many people with diverse backgrounds

Ways of achieving

For me, Bangkit Academy 2023 has taught me that having clear goals and being productive are important. That no matter how small the achievement, it is a valuable thing. Bangkit Academy 2023 creates an environment for me to keep growing and getting better every day.

Bangkit Academy 2023 is a place for me to learn more deeply about machine learning, an opportunity to get Tensorflow developer certification, improve my soft skills, and grow my professional network. Therefore, there is a timeline and milestones that I can use as a reference to achieve these goals, both daily, weekly, and even monthly targets. Apart from that, during this program, as part of Bangkit Academy 2023 cohort, I have to comply with the existing code of conduct.

Ways of learning

Bangkit Academy 2023 program is being held in full online, with most of the learning process carried out online self-paced. So I have to manage my time well. I try to study every day to achieve my goals. And what can I do if I get stuck??

I can ask my amazing mentor— Diana Cindy Agustin —or the community who are always willing to help. I can also discuss it with classmates in Discord. Sometimes, I get new insights from other points of view.

Ways of working

“8 hours each day”. Do you think that it is difficult? Yes, I think so—Before I learned about time management; adaptability, and resilience in ILT sessions—But, I don't think it's impossible. Just imagine it like a job simulation, right?? This is where I needed to apply my time management skills. It helps me to make a distinction between tasks that are important, not important, urgent, and not urgent. Apart from that, I also learned to adapt to using some of the new tools used during Bangkit Academy 2023.

Ways of thinking?

Why is the way of thinking important? Because the way of thinking determines our attitude towards a problem. During Bangkit Academy 2023, I have learned about critical thinking and a growth mindset that I use to keep learning to be better and help me find the best solution from various perspectives of a problem.

"Sampai kapanpun, 1 + 1 = 2. Bila aku ingin hasil yang berbeda, maka aku harus mengubah sesuatu di sisi yang lainnya” – Buku antara Dia, aku & mereka

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by discomfort.? To get different results, then we must try and change for the better. The result will never betray the effort, right? and I think one of the ways to be the best version of ourselves is to have adaptability skills.

Thank you for taking the time to read this article till the end. I hope it can be useful.

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