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| Luck: Personal Meme
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made this meme on the AutoMotivator site. The phrase "Luck is simply when
preparation and opportunity intersect" is a quote that my grandfather told
me a couple of years ago. This always stuck with me because I think there is a
lot of truth behind it. I think a lot of times it is too easy for people to
blame the success of other (or more specifically the stagnation of themselves)
on "luck". While there might be some degree of chance to it, I think
that blind luck is a very rare thing. I am a firm believer that everyone who is
extremely successful, like the Bill Gates or the US when we landed on the moon,
put in a tremendous amount of time and energy to get to where they are. It
reminds of the book "Outliers" by Malcom Gladwell. It talks about stories
of success and how those who are very successful at anything put in their
"10,000 hours". In order to be success, you simply have invest a lot
of time and energy into it and if you want to GREAT you have to put in your an
extraordinary amount of work ("10,000 hours").
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Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Week 15 Growth Mindset
Week 14 Review
My favorite part of the Week 14 Announcements was definitely the meme.
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| Go Around: Announcements
I really liked this mainly because it is funny. I definitely was not expecting to see a meme about a giant pile of manure.. haha. But, also, it is pretty true. Sometime when you see something in your path (whether that be proverbial path or literal, physical path) sometimes it is easier to just avoid it all together. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed or intimidated by something that is unimportant, so why not just avoid it all together and save yourself the time and energy?
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Famous Last Words: Week 14
This week I did was not able to complete both Readings, instead I had to use my Reading Diary A in place for B. The holidays were a crazy busy time and I was still rushing around on Monday and completely forgot. I chose another online PDE over the Buddhist tradition. The readings were very interesting, so it is a shame I was unable to complete both.
For the writing this week, I don’t think I would consider it my best work. I chose one of the stories from the reading called “The Hare Who Ran”. It was a very interesting story, but I was not able to recreate as good as I would have liked. I drew upon my childhood memories of snow days to reimagine the story. However, the snow days were some of the best times “back in the day” so I got a little nostalgic while I was writing.
As far as other people’s wriring, Heather’s storybook project really caught my attention. I don’t know how that was the first time I’d visited her storybook, but it was very well written and have a very cool layout that matched well with the overall theme.
My other classes have not been so bad this week. I had my first round of presentations, which is the first sign of the semester really coming to an end. I have spent most of this week just preparing the final two weeks of the semester, which will be filled with writing papers, presentations, and studying for finals.
Outside of school, I have to say it was very nice to be able to spend time with family last week. It’s always nice to get to spend time with people you don’t always get to see during the holidays. It definitely makes the hectic end to the semester easier to deal with.
For the writing this week, I don’t think I would consider it my best work. I chose one of the stories from the reading called “The Hare Who Ran”. It was a very interesting story, but I was not able to recreate as good as I would have liked. I drew upon my childhood memories of snow days to reimagine the story. However, the snow days were some of the best times “back in the day” so I got a little nostalgic while I was writing.
As far as other people’s wriring, Heather’s storybook project really caught my attention. I don’t know how that was the first time I’d visited her storybook, but it was very well written and have a very cool layout that matched well with the overall theme.
My other classes have not been so bad this week. I had my first round of presentations, which is the first sign of the semester really coming to an end. I have spent most of this week just preparing the final two weeks of the semester, which will be filled with writing papers, presentations, and studying for finals.
Outside of school, I have to say it was very nice to be able to spend time with family last week. It’s always nice to get to spend time with people you don’t always get to see during the holidays. It definitely makes the hectic end to the semester easier to deal with.
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Growth Mindset: Week 14
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| Comfort Zone: Growth Mindset Meme I chose this meme because this is something that I try to remind myself of as often as possible. Breaking out of your comfort zone is something that people talk about all of the time because it's difficult to do , and, if it was easy everybody would be doing, so the cliche goes. This is something that my dad had always told me the importance of throughout my life as well, accept he is a military man so the way he described it was "if you get too comfortable you get weak". I don't think weak is the right word, but breaking out of the norm and throwing yourself into the pit of new and foreign experiences can do nothing but better yourself and broaden your outlook on life. For me, this is most applicable when it comes to speaking in class. For some reason answering in class makes me nervous. But I know that by doing it the professor will take notice and it will only reinforce my knowledge of the course material. Overall I just think this is something that is important for many aspects of life. |
Reading Feedback: Week 14
This week I chose the Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie Shedlock. It is an online PDE. Again, I chose this version because of its convenience as being accessible online but also because it had to do with the Buddhist tales. The reading was very straightforward and easy to follow. I liked this reading because it used animals to tell the tales, something that almost always makes the situation clearer. There was no detailed reading guides for this week's selection, however it did designated several stories as ones that need to be skipped, so that helped me manage my time better. The reading came form the Baldwin Project site. It liked this a lot because it had big bold texts, so it was very easy to read and keep your place.
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| Teaching Buddha Shakyamuni: Wiki Commons |
Reading Evaluation: Week 15
I think my favorite readings from this semester would probably have to be the Life of Buddha from the Sacred Texts website. I really liked this because Buddhism is something that has always struck my attention a little bit, so it was nice to be allowed the flexibility to chose stories like this one if you felt inclined to do so. Also, it was an online, public domain edition, so I was able to read the stories whether I was at work or at home or on campus somewhere.
I found that breaking up the reading into little subheadings that correlated to the each episode within the story I was reading was very helpful. This helped keep everything organized and I knew exactly where to find the information I was looking for whenever I was working on my writing.
I found that there was a fairly heavy emphasis on reading. I know this is just a personal preference, but I think I would have been able to come up with adequate stories from doing just one reading diary per week. For example, breaking up Part One of Week 5's into two parts, so 5 episodes for Reading Diary A and 5 Episodes for Reading Diary B (since they were usually 10 a pop). As far as the comments, I felt that was well balanced. It allowed us to read other students stories, but was not overboard.
My advice for people is to take the time to find a reading selection that you actually enjoy. If you just pick the first thing you see, you might end up forcing yourself through the stories. This is take more time and will be reflected in the storytelling. But when you're genuinely intrigued by what your reading, it no longer becomes an assignment, it's just a way to pass the time, almost like a hobby?
I found that breaking up the reading into little subheadings that correlated to the each episode within the story I was reading was very helpful. This helped keep everything organized and I knew exactly where to find the information I was looking for whenever I was working on my writing.
I found that there was a fairly heavy emphasis on reading. I know this is just a personal preference, but I think I would have been able to come up with adequate stories from doing just one reading diary per week. For example, breaking up Part One of Week 5's into two parts, so 5 episodes for Reading Diary A and 5 Episodes for Reading Diary B (since they were usually 10 a pop). As far as the comments, I felt that was well balanced. It allowed us to read other students stories, but was not overboard.
My advice for people is to take the time to find a reading selection that you actually enjoy. If you just pick the first thing you see, you might end up forcing yourself through the stories. This is take more time and will be reflected in the storytelling. But when you're genuinely intrigued by what your reading, it no longer becomes an assignment, it's just a way to pass the time, almost like a hobby?
Reflections: Week 15
This class has been a wild ride. To be honest, at first I thought it was going to be a hassle because of how busy the first couple of weeks were. However, looking back on it, I'm glad those were so busy because I wouldn't have been able to navigate the course sites and blogs without them. Once I got into the groove of the reading diaries, stories, and projects, the course was totally enjoyable. There were many aspects of this course that I enjoyed, but I think my two favorite things were the storytelling assignments and the growth mindset assignments.
The Storytelling was a great aspect of the course because it allowed for some creative expression, something that is usually lacking in other college courses where you just regurgitate information. I had never considered myself to be a story teller by any stretch of the imagination. While I still think that would be a stretch, it was fun getting to sharpen those skills a little bit. Having to write one every week really made you stretch your imagination, I think that was what I liked the most about it.
The growth mindset was great for me because it was something that could be applied to all of my classes and even life outside of school in general. Those assignments really make you conscious of your attitude about what you are doing and help you channel the struggles and stress of college and change them into something positive. It is amazing how much you can get done simply by changing your outlook on the various tasks that come before you. This is something that I think is very beneficial and can have long-term impacts on a person's development.
Like I said, there was a lot of stuff about this course that I liked, but I think these two aspects were probably my favorite.
The Storytelling was a great aspect of the course because it allowed for some creative expression, something that is usually lacking in other college courses where you just regurgitate information. I had never considered myself to be a story teller by any stretch of the imagination. While I still think that would be a stretch, it was fun getting to sharpen those skills a little bit. Having to write one every week really made you stretch your imagination, I think that was what I liked the most about it.
The growth mindset was great for me because it was something that could be applied to all of my classes and even life outside of school in general. Those assignments really make you conscious of your attitude about what you are doing and help you channel the struggles and stress of college and change them into something positive. It is amazing how much you can get done simply by changing your outlook on the various tasks that come before you. This is something that I think is very beneficial and can have long-term impacts on a person's development.
Like I said, there was a lot of stuff about this course that I liked, but I think these two aspects were probably my favorite.
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