My Learning Challenges

The first video that we watched with the jelly beans representing the days of our lives is such a great visual representation. When I first saw it it made me realize what I spend the majority of my time doing. A lot of the tasks they talk about that take away from "free time" seemed mundane and ordinary to me at first but then I decided I needed to shift my mindset. Instead or craving free time and worrying about capitalizing on free time in order to feel good or happy I wanted to focus on finding what I think is great about those mundane tasks. By looking at what I love about the mundane tasks I was able to flip my mindset and I found more joy each day. It takes continual effort to do so though and it is a skill I am trying to hone more and more each day. There are days I can do this really well and days I struggle with it so consistentcy is also something I am working on. Some tasks that have given me more happiness have been things like folding laundry, cleaning my room, taking showers, driving in a car, and even having to study. 

Time is a confusing concept
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One of the areas I would like to work on as part of the HEART system is attention. As I have gotten older my ability to not become distracted sometimes seems weakened. There are so many things that battle for my attention on a daily basis and sometimes it is really overwhelming. I want to get better at setting myself up for success when I need to focus on something by making sure to eliminate any possible distractions before beginning a task. I also want to get better at deciding what needs my attention first. In a way I want to become smart with my attention so that I am efficient and not inadvertently spending more time on a task than need be. 

I thought the procrastination ad we watched was really creative and definitely made me think about what I might have stopped pursuing that I should revisit. However, when it comes to procrastination I would say that I might need to use it more. I tend to be a person who will work on something or began worrying about something earlier than necessary. I will have friends tell me to relax a little and not put so much pressure on myself. Over my undergraduate career I feel as though I have gotten better at it but it was really hard when I was younger and wasn't good at working smart. I have gotten better because I am better at knowing what classes and other tasks will take in terms of time and effort. Now that I am older I realize my relationships are just as important as school and I don't want to be a poor friend to someone. So I am actually going to work on my procrastination skills.