Focus and Habits Notes
Notes from the yale video.
- Video Notes
- Important Studies and Sciences
- Top 10 Insights from The Science of Psychology and the Good Life
- Gratitude Blog
- Goals
Video Notes
- Students are too stressed to do things they enjoy
- Studnets feel lonely
- Over 40% of students experience above the average level of stress
- 1/3 of students feel too deppressed to function
- Over 40% of students feel hopeless
- 60% of students feel overwhelming anxiety
- Over 50% of students feel very, very lonely
- Over 80% feel overwhelmed with all that they have to do
- Knowledge without application means nothing
- Our behaviors a ffect our happiness
- Cognitive Bias = GI Joe Fallacy
- Happier people spend more times with others
- Interacting with others makes you happier
- Spending more time alone makes you less happy
- Writing down that makes you grateful everyday can increase happiness
- Expressing your gratitude makes people happier
- Healthy practices improve happiness
- Sleep is very important
- It's important to pay attention to what you're doing, ask yourself if you are in the present momenet
Important Studies and Sciences
- The Study of Happy People
- The Study of behavioral change
- Science of Psychology
Top 10 Insights from The Science of Psychology and the Good Life
- You do not have to be stuck in a state of well-being, you can always improve it
- Things like where we live, what job we have, our salary, etc. do not matter as much as we think
- Taking control of your life may not bring you to happiness, but following the habits of happy people can improve your well-being
- Recognizing that your mind is a liar and your intuition cannot be trusted when it comes to what happiness is
- Spending time with others makes you happier
- Helping others help us more than some people expect
- Make time for gratitude every single day
- Healthy practices more than we think
- Notice all good things in your life
- It's important to be wealthy but in time
Gratitude Blog
Gratefulness on Campus
I'm very grateful for my very cool teacher Mr. Yeung. I totally would have dropped this class if it wasn't for the info I was gaining out of him. Haha, just kidding, I really like him as a brutally honest person and I enjoy eating lunch and having class with Mr. Yeung. I also am grateful that we have common interests, such as cross country that makes it easier to talk to Mr. Yeung without being scared of him.
Goals
- My first goal is to be a better runner.
- My second goal is to make it through this class.
- My third goal is to become a happier person.
- My fourth goal is to make a better connection with my brother.
- My fifth goal is to do good in school.