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dianakimball committed Aug 30, 2011
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Yet without the structure of office hours, research assistantships, and seminars, it seldom occurred to me to look for an opening to connect—to actually seek individual guidance from the people I so admired, or even simply to express my admiration. In the absence of an invitation, doing so felt like an imposition.

I know now, though, that it's the opposite: the opportunity to offer guidance from experience is a gift. In her book *Reality is Broken*, Jane McGonigal describes the phenomenon of *naches*pride or gratification, especially in others. "We don't describe ourselves as 'bursting with pride' over our own success, but we do for others; this language suggests that the feeling of *naches* is even more explosive" than satisfaction over personal success. But that reward requires commitment: "to generate the emotional reward of *naches*, we have to throw ourselves into the act of mentoring."
I know now, though, that it's the opposite: the opportunity to offer guidance from experience is a gift. In her book *Reality is Broken*, Jane McGonigal describes the phenomenon of *naches*pride or gratification, especially in others. "We don't describe ourselves as 'bursting with pride' over our own success, but we do for others; this language suggests that the feeling of *naches* is even more explosive" than satisfaction over personal success. But that reward requires commitment: "to generate the emotional reward of *naches*, we have to throw ourselves into the act of mentoring."

As we live and work on this electric frontier, it's important to build and renew our own traditions. My goal with /mentoring is to encourage people to believe in one another, and to make it the easiest, most natural thing in the world to express and welcome that belief.

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