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Learning Challenge: The biology of Positivity

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I will be discussing the blog post, "The biology of positivity" , by Laura Gibbs.The blog post states that, "this notion of "positivty" overlaps with growth mindset in powerful ways. Instead of focusing on the negative (making mistakes, etc.), you can train your brain to look at mistakes as useful information that you can use for your own learning".  I have to say that this is very true but also difficult to do. I completely agree with this statement but I personally would find this difficult to do but that being said I'll try to change my outlook on only focusing on negatives and instead focus on using any mistakes that I have made and using them as useful steps that will enable me to be a better learner.           The blog offers very helpful tips for being positive and having a positive mindset. Here is what tips it gives you: Take a break and look at something different. Savor the calm.  Look for good things in small moments. Look for an...

Learning Challenge Time: Review your schedule

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Source Link My approach to time management for this class is okay but it could be a lot better. I need to start getting up earlier and plan on doing more work in the morning time when I don't have lectures or labs. Some days I'm not into two in the day and most of the time I have done nothing at all. I usually do all my work for college after I'm done for the day which is normally after three or four. This is not including lab time work of course. I feel that I need to review my schedule for this module because I simply cannot get what I want done by when I want it done. I'm never usually late for an assignment because I don't eave it to the last minute but I'm still not doing well when it comes to managing my time for this module. My problem is that I don't take into account how long something will realistically take me to do. If i'm struggling with something it will always take me a while to get it done properly.                  ...