I'm one of many people that believe testing the "three good things" project for one week is far too short. It produces, at the best, inconclusive results. The duration of the project should be stretched to something longer, like two or three weeks. In addition, my results for the project were, originally, at least, positive, and proved that positive psychology really does work. However, I learned the hard way that positive psychology doesn't always work. You see, I forgot how parents can sometimes be slightly overbearing, even if they don't mean to be. And so, my results were then proved to be moot, even though I tried to convince my parents to try the project as I had. In addition, 40% of positive psychology, as I've stated before, is inherited from your parents.
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Needless to say, I hope to knock this research project out of the park and get a good grade. It's not the most interesting topic to research or talk about, but I intend to do some incredibly great work on it all the same. However, the three good things research project does not work out for everyone. It originally was working out for me, but I forgot about my slightly overbearing parents. Regardless, going forward with this project, I am going to quote the best of the best, in terms of positive psychology, including of course, Dr. Martin Seligman, who does bring up a most interesting point that some 40% of our psychology is inherited from our parents. I hope to meet every requirement for this project, including the 500 word count. However, positive psychology can be a tough subject, so we shall see how this goes.
So, for this week's blog post, we are discussing the interesting topic of positive psychology in class. I have read What is Positive Pyschology & Why Is it Important? (Positive Psychology Program), Greater Good in Action: Science-Based Practices for a Meaningful Life (UC Berkeley's Project Home Page), and also Three Good Things (Greater Good in Action), to help me craft this week's blog post. Without further ado, here are my three moments of gratitude for each day from October 30th to day, November 5th.
Tuesday, October 30th 1) I finally got the brakes on my car fixed; they were squeaking like crazy every time I pressed down lightly on the brakes and it was worrying me. 2) I sat down and watched Michael Crichton's Westworld tonight, as well as some episodes from the original Jonny Quest cartoon; I'm in love with both Hanna Barbera's writing, as well as Yul Brynner's performance as Westworld's Gunslinger. 3) Mom went out to buy some candy tonight for our neighbor's little kids next door; they're between five and seven and have been hyped all week for Halloween. It's kinda sweet, actually. Wednesday, October 31st 1) Because it's Halloween, I watched John Carpenter's original Halloween from 1978 a whole bunch; I love the older, more simplistic Halloween movies that aren't filled with over the top gore. 2) Mom handed out the candy to the neighbor's kids tonight; you could just tell from the big smiles on their faces that we made their night. 3) I finished all my homework as soon as I got home from school so I could watch Halloween a whole bunch; I finally went to bed around 10:30 at night. Thursday, November 1st 1) I went to see Kristina, my new psychologist this afternoon; it felt good getting off my chest the root of my social anxiety problems. 2) My Aunt Eileen called me tonight and told me she got three tickets to the Rockettes show in New York for early December; she took my mom and I there about five years ago and I thought it was the best thing in the world. 3) Dad I tested our new fire pit in the driveway tonight; pretty much all we talked about was the sensational Jonny Quest cartoon from the 1960's, which I heartily enjoy. Friday, November 2nd 1) Dad and I went down to the shore this weekend; it's been too long since we last checked up on the shore house. 2) Dad and I went for a bike ride tonight on the board walk just after sunset; it was a most magical night sky, and there was almost no one around. 3) I went right to sleep tonight, instead of rolling over for a couple minutes; it's probably because I was extremely tired after a long day. Saturday, November 3rd 1) Today, I checked out a book from the Ocean City library on the Shore Fastline; I've always been interested with the trolley service that used to run through the center of town. 2) My Dad and I went to go visit a good friend of my dad's today, Mr. Brooks Sr: not only does he really enjoy our visits since his wife passed away, but he's always eager to show us his extensive and impressive collection of Lionel model trains. 3) My mom experienced another one of those headaches that she's been getting recently while she was home alone; but luckily she took two Advil PM's and felt much better afterwards. Sunday, November 4th 1) I went to visit my good friend Alexander today; poor Alexander had a brain angerism a few years ago, but he always brightens up when I show up at 1:30 in the afternoon, the usual time. 2) My parents and I were watching the NASCAR race tonight; I was very excited to see my favorite racer, Ryan Blaney, win the race. 3) I completed a journal for my Student Success class way ahead of it's due date and brought my grade in the class up to an 85%. Monday, November 5th 1) My car got stuck at the four way stop sign on Gradyville Road this morning on my way to school; luckily I just pressed down on the gas pedal a little harder, and the tires gained back their traction. 2) I finished my online math course at college today; now on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I can come in at 9:20 instead of 8:20 since I'm finished the course ahead of time. 3) I almost fell asleep in my Student Success class this morning; but I managed to keep myself awake because I remembered just how much of a stickler the teacher is. |
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