Class

In class today we discussed upcoming events such as show and tell day, and having community journal reads. As usual, Ms. Gergely wanted to know how we were doing in our project progress. She also told us the minimum of journal entries.....17.....I have 18...victoryyyy! At the end of class, we started to read Happiness Revisited and gave us a bunch of questions to respond to....

1.) To be honest, many things make me feel happy. I would have to say my top two are Spring days, and the feeling of being on the court, winning a basketball game. There's nothing better than switching from the dreary days of winter, to the brisk tempertures of Spring. Not to mention my birthday's in April, so that is a plus. Everyone knows losing a sporting event can be a very miserable time. I do feel most comfortable in my happy place, on the court, about to win a basketball game. Nothing can replace hours of anxiety leading up to a game, and finally taking a deep breath and relaxing, knowing the work has been done.

2.) I really enjoyed the article, and found it very interesting. It was cool to see how all of the studies towards happiness have been looked at through the years, and how it's evolved. People have always said money can't buy happiness, and this message was portrayed throughout the reading. I also enjoyed the idea of knowing everyone has a different happiness, and they are entitled to that for life.

3.) I feel as though I'm at A4 on the flow chart. I have had previous knowledge of my topic, and continue to be engaged by challenges that lay before me in this process.

4.) In the beginning of my project I was lower on the flow channel, and  not that interested in my work. But as time goes on, I have been getting more engaged with what I do everyday. I knew from signing up for this class, the project aspect of the second semester will have it's dry spots. But I know as time goes on, my work tends to get more interesting and captivating.

5.) Anyone can achieve flow by doing their work daily. Doing little bits of work, and making sure you don't save all the work for the last minute can help you in this process.