Chapter 14 talks about time constraints and how sometimes packing too many activities into a limited amount of time is counter productive. I hope we aren't guilty of this in Service Corps. I am really exited about our Entrepreneurship ideas. It's going to take a lot of time to see all of these though, and we've got a lot of other stuff to get to as well. I think time management is going to be the key. We've got to make the most of the time we've got. So, if a student spends her allotted time on any given project socializing and off task, she is going to feel rushed when a deadline is at hand. We have got to be efficient with our time, yet; we want to ensure there is sufficient time to complete each of our projects. Here's my quotation:
"While some pain is necessary for growth--be it of a muscle or of character--the notion that we cannot grow and prosper while enjoying our lives is blatantly false. Research on flow, for example, illustrates that peak experience (enjoying ourselves) and peak performance (doing our best) go hand in hand."
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You used "she" Willis. Is that because you think the girls in our class socialize and get off task too much? I'm just messing around. We talked about the she/he deal in class last week.
I have a tendency to feel guilty if I say "no" when people ask for my time; therefore, at times, I I find myself putting too much on my plate and I begin to stress out. On page 152, at the bottom of the second paragraph Norbert Schwartz writes, "When there are too many competing demands on our time and attention, our ability to be present is diminished- and with it, our ability to appreciate and enjoy the experience." Afterwards, Ben-Shahar continues, on page 153, writing, "We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze more and more activities into less and less time. Consequently, we fail to savor, to enjoy, potential sources of the ultimate currency that may be all around us..." I believe that's what I do even when, sometimes, I know, beforehand, it's too much. I'm not trying to "drown" myself when I get involved in more than one activity, project, etc.; I just don't think about how much it's really going to affect me until it's too late. I suppose that would go with becoming more "aware" and listening to myself.
*On page 154, in the third paragraph, Ben-Shahar writes, "To raise our levels of well-being, there is no way around simplifying our lives. This means safeguarding our time, learning to say 'no' more often- to people as well as opportunities- which is not easy. It means prioritizing, choosing activities we really, really want to do, while letting go of others." In the beginning of this post I mentioned how I feel guilty when I say "no" to people, but I'm definitely working at it and I've improved some. Saying "no," as Ben-Shahar wrote, isn't easy; I still feel incredibly rude when I turn down opportunities, but at least I'm at the point where I'm able to do so.
*Page 156, the very bottom of the first paragraph- "To become a life connoisseur, to enjoy the richness that life has to offer, we, too, need to take our time." At first, I was drawn to that quotation for no reason in particular, however, last night Courtland talked to me about his grandma and grandpa and about gathering the sheep from the mountains so now when I read that quotation I imagine standing on the "train" mountain and seeing this incredible view. Just mixing this quotation with what Courtland described to me helps slow me down. It's like the meditation activity we did in Drama last week.
*Page 154, second paragraph- "Time affluence is the feeling that one has sufficient time to pursue activities that are personally meaningful, to reflect, to engage in leisure. Time poverty is the feeling that one is constantly stressed, rushed, overworked, behind." When we first started reading HAPPIER, I was skeptical of it because I didn't think the study of happiness was a big deal. I thought that it was mostly perception, optimism, and pessimism. I know I have a lot to learn and that no matter how old I get, or how much I know, there is, still, a lot more out there. When I read that quotation again I got all excited because I felt I had learned something new. It might sound silly, but I was thinking, "Wow, I know what time affluence is now. I've never even heard of it before. I wonder if they ask questions about time affluence on trivial television shows." There is an endless amount of information out there and I like that.
On Pg. 153 Ben Shahar quotes "We are, generally, too busy, trying to sueeze more and more activities into less and less time. Consequently, we fai to savor to enjoy, potential sources of the ultimate currency that may be all around us wehter it is our work, a class, a piece of music, the landscape, our soul mate, or even our children".We need to enjoy our activities more and just pay more attention to them, so we would enjoy it more. Da MOF KING
This paragarph in chapter 14; page 153, second paragraph explains. We are, generally, too busy, trying to squeeze more and more activities into less and less time. Consequently, we fail to savor, to enjoy, potential sources of the ultimate currency that may be all around us- whether it is our work, a class, a piece of music, the landscape, our soul mate, or even our children.
What this paragraph tells me is that people think they have all the time to spend on activities when really they don't, so they rush thourgh it and end up getting stressed, therefore, we're unhappy
Chapter 14, page 152
Ben-Shahar wrote "when there are to many competing demands on our time and attention, our ability to be present is diminished-and with it, our ability to appreciate and enjoy the experience". This says to me that when I over book my time I am unable to focus on the many individual tasks I have devoted myself to. It turns things I love doing into things I despise doing. If I can focus more of my time on only one or two things I enjoy, I will be more happy overall.
To much fun cannot be enjoyed in large portions. You may get sick of it and want to go back to work. So live life to the fullest.
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