{"id":5832,"date":"2020-09-30T10:37:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2020-09-30T10:40:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:40:44","slug":"small-bites-discovering-patterns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/2020\/09\/30\/small-bites-discovering-patterns\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Bites – Discovering Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authored by Coaches Polly Shyka and Leslie Forstadt<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension\u2019s Farm Coaching<\/a> team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm teams.<\/em><\/p>\n

Discovering Patterns<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The term \u201cpattern recognition\u201d is associated, these days, with big data and artificial intelligence. It is also used to describe a living brain\u2019s (human or animal) ability to recognize patterns of behavior, smell, or sight and link them to previously experienced stimuli. For example, the fox\u2018s eyes<\/p>\n

and brain are wired to recognize the exact angle of an alert-snowshoe hare\u2019s ears so that when it scans a forest glade, despite the hare\u2019s stealthy camouflage, the fox might recognize that particular slant to \u201ctwo twigs\u201d sticking up above a small stone.<\/p>\n

In self-reflection and maintenance of human relationships in workplaces like farms, noticing patterns and then naming them can be very helpful. In self-reflection, it\u2019s a way to notice if you are reacting to situations or responding. When you are reactive, it\u2019s much harder to have a level-headed conversation. When you notice patterns and are able to respond, you can talk about what\u2019s happening in sometimes less-than-ideal situations.<\/p>\n

Discovering a pattern may feel like having a sense of \u201cI have been here before\u201d and it may be paired with an uncomfortable feeling.<\/p>\n

Notice — Name it<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For example, on the farm you might feel a familiar sense of discomfort when the Monday tasks are assigned. Notice the feeling. Then name it. You can talk to your co-workers, \u201cLast Tuesday was a real push for us. How can we work differently (or rearrange Monday?) so this doesn\u2019t keep happening?\u201d<\/p>\n

You may find notice patterns with specific people and types of interactions. Then, in talking with the person, you can name it. \u201cLast time I gave you feedback about the herb bunch sizes, it was a bit awkward, for both of us, I think.\u201d\u00a0 How can I give you the necessary information in a way that is more comfortable?\u201d<\/p>\n

Notice<\/b><\/span>, then name<\/b><\/span> a pattern you see in yourself, \u201cThe break room always has dishes piled in it by the end of the week, and I get mad and then eventually just do the dishes since there\u2019s no one around.\u201d This is an opportunity to have a conversation with others about changes that can be made in the schedule or in work assignments.<\/p>\n

Patterns are everywhere. What we do with them and how we communicate about them can make all the difference to a day, a workplace, and our relationships with ourselves and others.<\/p>\n

Looking for ways to better observe patterns and\/or call attention to them? Farm coaches<\/a> can help!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authored by Coaches Polly Shyka and Leslie Forstadt Small Bites are short, informational articles with practical ideas about stress reduction, improved communication, and farm and family well-being. They are written by coaches from UMaine Extension\u2019s Farm Coaching team. Farm Coaches are available at no cost to work remotely with farmers and farm teams. Discovering Patterns […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","spc_primary_category":0},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/author\/"},"comment_info":"","category_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"category","description":"News about AgrAbility","parent":0,"count":258,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5,"category_count":258,"category_description":"News about AgrAbility","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5832"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5832\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5838,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5832\/revisions\/5838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5832"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/agrability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}