Week 9 Learning by HEART: Health

We all know that health is very important. If you are not healthy, you will not be as effective to carry out your daily activities as you could. I have mentioned it before and I have still been trying hard to adapt a healthy lifestyle. As is easy as it sounds, eating healthy and trying to exercise is one of the hardest things to do. I have been trying my best to eat healthy as the days I do, I feel the best. Eating clean, and working out in the morning is the best way to start your day. Even though it is a great feeling, it is hard to be consistent. However, this is something I have been working on and have learned that focusing on yourself and your health is the best way to stay happy.

Health
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Week 6 Learning Challenges: Morning Person

I personally think waking up early in the morning makes you really productive. There is so many things that can be done early in the morning. This is something I have been working on this semester. I am really not a morning person but I know it feels great on days I wake up super early. There is so much you can get done and even exercise. I asked my manager at work to schedule me early in the morning somedays so that I have to wake up early and feel great. 

Sleepy dog

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Week 4 Learning challenges: Take some time

Talking more about Learning challenges,  I would like to talk about what I have been working on recently. As a working college student, we all know how challenging time management can be. I have talked about having issue with time management. There are things I have been trying to improve my time management skills. Because I am so busy with college, homework and work, I sometimes forget to spend time with friends and family. I have decided that I will be working that area. I will be saying more yes when being asked to hang out even though I am very busy.

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Week 3 Learning Challenges: Health and happiness

Good health and happiness is something I have been working on for a while now. I think it is very important in life to be healthy and happy. Knowing that people care about you, eating healthy and just appreciating life is very important in life to be happy and healthy. I have been working very hard this semester in this field. Staying motivated can be challenging at time but knowing what you want is life is very important. I try to eat healthy everyday by cooking my own food. I use social media and watch YouTube videos, pinterest and try different healthy food whenever I can find some spare time. Doing a quick DIY during your study breaks can be amazingly helpful. As simple as it sounds staying happy and most importantly healthy is very challenging.

live Healthy and happy
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Learning challenges: Learning to read

 For my Learning by H.E.A.R.T post, I am going to write about reading. To be honest, I have always hated reading since I was a child. But then again ‘Hate’ is a strong word. I used to read novels just because my friends used to read it and I did not want to feel left out. Soon I realized that it is not my cup of tea. It is a shame to say that I have never finished reading whole book in my life. However,  I soon found out an alternative to overcome this weakness, Audible books. I learned love listening to books. That is one of the reasons for why I chose PDE version of Ramayana. I also watch YouTube a lot and there are a lot of YouTubes I love who came out with their books. I always purchase the available audible version so that I don’t miss out.

Books and reading
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Growth mindset: Getting more creative

Let's get Creative
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As the second week ends, I have been trying to learn more and more about the concept of growth mindset challenges. As per my understanding challenges help students learn more and help them thrive to do better and not for the heck of getting good grades. In just two weeks I have learned a lot from this class. It might also be because I am taking 5 other classes and working at the same time but I must say this class is challenging. Trying to manage time to do the reading and write blog posts on top of trying to maintain the same amount of effort for some other classes can be overwhelming at times. But this challenge has done nothing but helped me work harder. Instead of sitting there and complaining, I have actually found myself busy trying to not loose focus and complete assignments before due dates. I have learned to work ahead of time and take a break from procrastination. Story telling exercises are my favorite as it has taught me to be more creative.