Hansei

https://open.spotify.com/user/12159546926/playlist/7Dq7ew5F5x94ENt8mAJFSI 1. "Shinzo wo Sasageyo" by Linked Horizon Devote! Devote! Devote your heart! With your own hands, tear your way through To the future we should progress toward! We begin our journey through reflection with a song titled "Shinzo wo Sasageyo", the opening theme from Season 2 of a Japanese anime titled "Attack on Titan". To provide a little context, this show is focused on a group of young adults determined to save humanity from a race of giant, humanoid titans with a strong appetite for humans. These individuals have dedicated themselves to this life or death mission, even though it means risking their lives. Thankfully, reflection doesn't usually require one to risk their life, but the sentiment is still there.  Even without the lyrics being translated, the feel of this song is an empowering one. A rough translation of the lyrics yields the above, with the ob...

I used to be a worrier Every bad little thing was the end of the world I used to be anxious about my future Anything undetermined was a cause for great concern I never let myself relax Always go go go gone Not everything can be classified as a top priority Somethings matter more than others But how do I know Which is which What is important What can I change Am I happy Who do I want to be The best version of me

To me, generating great ideas is a process--a process that begins with me. I believe in the "slow hunch" idea that Steven Johnson mentioned. It is much more exciting to believe that ideas happen as "Eureka!" moments, because most people don't care about the long and excruciating processes that led to the idea. Great ideas often come from years of study and training to become an expert. The journey to expertise is not an easy or short one, and so before great ideas can form, a lot of thought, metacognition and reflection must happen first. This is represented by the photo of me in the corner looking particularly thoughtful. As explained in How People Learn, great ideas come from building on existing knowledge while seeing something familiar in a new way. The example given in the reading is about children applying the knowledge they have of mathematics from their play to mathematics lessons in the classroom. The underlying concepts are the same and the ...

Last week in class we talked about mistakes being made and today, I made a terrible one. I have been battling a cold for the last week and this morning I felt pretty sick. Unfortunately, I did not have any DayQuil left. My boyfriend told me to just take NyQuil instead and he assured me that they're ~basically~ the same thing. It is now 12 noon on Sunday and as always I have an incredible amount of things to accomplish...but now I am just drowsy and exhausted and I feel like sleeping for hours. DayQuil and NyQuil are most definitely not the same thing. Never, never take NyQuil during the day...unless you want to pass out. And do your research before you make a dumb choice like this one.