Happiness Revisited
Today in the weekly class meeting we got a short reading about happiness, and a flow channel. We read it in class and were asked to respond to a couple questions.
1. When do you feel most happy?
I feel most happy when I am with friends and family. When I am with people that I care about, life just seems easy and fun.
2. React/Respond to the article
When reading in class I stopped and highlighted something that stuck out to me. "Contrary to what we usually believe, moments like these, the best moments in our lives, are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times-although such experiences can also be enjoyable, if we have worked hard to attain them. The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile." This is so true. I think happiness comes when you have accomplished something that is outside of your comfort zone, or something new.
3. Where are you on the flow chart?
I think I am definitely in the anxiety portion of the chart right now. With a short time left in school and so much to do, I am getting very nervous. I definitely need to backwards plan to the end of the year and get my butt working!
4. How has this changed throughout the course of your project?
In the beginning of the year, I was definitely in the flow channel, I was confident and relaxed. Once I realized that I couldn't just not work on my project for 2-3 days in a row, is when I got a slap in the face from reality.
5. How can you achieve flow?
Planning. I need to plan what I need to do and then actually DO IT.
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