Sunday, January 24, 2016

Learning Challenges: HEART

The two videos, The Time You Have (In JellyBeans) and Museum of Procrastination both reminded me of a third video by Gary Turk that became viral on YouTube. 



I understand that this video has a slightly different meaning, however when the Jelly Been video was mentioning how many days the average person spends watching TV and Netflix.  I think these videos deal with more than procrastination, they deal with being present and aware during your life.

H.E.A.R.T.

Healthy/Happy: Mental health and happiness is the most important part of my life.  If I do not enjoy life and the things that I do, what is really the point?  Although everybody has to deal with things they don't enjoy, happiness should be a priority in everybody's life, and a priority in everything they do.

Empathy: This is a very important trait during all interactions with other people. Whether we are dealing with classmates or teachers or friends, everybody is different, so we have to have patience.

Attention: The age of technology has lowered the average attention span.  Even as a computer science major who lives in technology, I think it's very important to spend time away from computer, and fully focus on something without the constant buzzing of a phone or notifications.

Reading: I do not make as much time in my life for reading as I used to.  It would be nice to be able to find the time in college to once again read for pleasure.

Time: Time management is the trait of HEART that I need to work the most on.  Although I always manage to get things finished, it's not healthy to stay up until 3 or 4 AM after procrastinating on a project.

Photo By Dan Regan

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