When did I become the skeptic about technological change? With the rise of ChatGPT and AI technology this past year, I feel I have completed the turn into the Dowager Countess from Downton Abbey. I need to understand how to use ChatGPT. I don’t want to be old ahead of my time. Who wants to […]
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What I learned after a month of seeking joy. It takes practice to identify your emotions. the more you look for joy, the more you will experience it.
May: I Find Joy – the simplest way to find joy. Read More »
Today I read, “‘Emotions are contagious,’ […] The human brain contains neurons and circuitry with the sole purpose of mirroring other people’s emotions.” How do you mirror emotions? It is an old adage that yawns, smiles and laughter are contagious, but I’ve never really considered this in the everyday. Can I use this to find
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Choice. The quote I shared yesterday identified the power to choose how one reacts to their day: joy, happiness, negativity, pain. To reiterate, here is the quote. Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue
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Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. Kevyn Aucoin
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Think about the phrase, “How about I…?” I watch our elementary school-age children play make-believe. They have such fun, even when they disagree. The answer to a dispute is, “How about I…?” The other follows up with, “Okay, how about I…” The play time often looks like this: Daughter 1 to Daughter 2 playing make-believe:
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Somedays I don’t know why I wear a Fitbit. Why wear something that causes anxiety? I don’t need electronics to tell me I didn’t sleep through the night. I didn’t forget my trip to the bathroom. I don’t need it to tell me I haven’t taken 250 steps this hour, I’ve been watching a movie.
Identifying Emotions. Day 12 – May: I have Joy Read More »
It has been 11 days since the joy project. I feel scattered like I’m writing a paper without research. Or, like a scientist with many hypotheses but no experiments. What good is that? It is MAY, one of the busiest months in the school calendar. My schedule changes daily. We can thank the weather for
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TIME magazine has a 2017 article titled 14 Ways to Squeeze More Joy Out of Every Day. Once again, this article uses joy and happy/happiness interchangeably. This doesn’t help with my study. I went to Jstor for some academic research, but I no longer have free access to academic journals. So, since it’s 2023, I
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