Life is a Learnt Skill

Prinsip saya dalam hidup adalah : semua hal merupakan sesuatu yang dapat dipelajari. Apapun itu, semua skill tersebut dapat dipelajari. Bahkan praktik kita sebagai dokter pun sangat-sangat bisa untuk dipelajari. Mempelajari teori di kampus dan praktik teori tersebut saat pendidikan profesi dokter di rumah sakit. Lalu dipraktikkan di tempat kerja. Hal itu sangat mungkin dan lambat laun, kita pasti bisa. Lambat laun kita bisa. Kembali ke semua hal dapat dipelajari, hal itu benar. Baik itu pelajaran sekolah, keahlian, attitude, bahkan common sense. Sedihnya, common sense merupakan hal yang semakin dan semakin langka seiring berjalannya waktu, entah kenapa, padahal hal tersebut adalah hal yang wajib tiap orang miliki. Menurut saya, common sense dan attitude sangat berhubungan, kedua hal tersebut tidak dapat dipisahkan. Common sense atau “akal sehat” yang baik dan benar akan menghasilkan attitude atau perilaku yang baik dan benar pula.

Kemampuan berpikir kritis adalah hal yang sangat-sangat penting hingga kapanpun. Dan berbicara mengenai skill, sekali kita bisa melakukannya, it will stays with us for the rest of our lives. PR kita tinggal memantapkannya saja, and again, practice makes perfect. Practice always makes perfect. Cepat atau lambat, kita akan ahli dalam melakukan apapun yang ingin kita lakukan. Kita hanya perlu berusaha.

Selama proses pengumpulan bahan tulisan ini saya mendapatkan banyak insights menarik mengenai hal tersebut. Bahwa orang-orang yang berpikir kritis adalah orang yang rasional, reflektif, berpikiran adil dan terbuka, mandiri dalam berpikir serta selalu mengamalkan prinsip konseptualisasi dalam menjalani kesehariannya. Konseptualisasi adalah keahlian membentuk “konsep” dari keseluruhan interaksi hariannya – baik interaksi dengan orang lain maupun dengan lingkungannya – sehingga memungkinkan orang tersebut melihat big picture of things serta dapat mengambil kesimpulan dari hal itu. Bila ditelaah lebih lanjut, “konseptualisasi” memungkinkan seseorang untuk dapat membaca situasi yang sedang ia hadapi – sehingga ia akan bisa bertindak dengan baik dan benar sesuai situasi yang sedang dihadapinya.

Jadi, life is a learnt skill. Lambat laun kita pasti bisa. Kita hanya perlu berhati-hati dalam memilih skill apa yang ingin kita pelajari. Pikirkan dengan seksama, mantapkan hati, lalu pergilah, jalani harimu dengan sebaik mungkin! Have a fun and blessed life!

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