Week 12 Review

This week, I decided to get a head start on the review by looking at today's announcements for the class. As I was scrolling through what grabbed my attention was the Indian Words in English post about the word Zen. As mentioned in the post, I have heard about the word Zen many times before, know that it's a reference to Buddhism, and is used in the context of meditation, but that's about it. I personally have meditated before so I was interested to learning more about the background of the word. For example, as found in the post, I had no idea that the word, in English, comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word "chan," and that that is from the Sanskrit dhyana which actually means meditation. Learning new things like this is always fun and it's cool to be able to know this information and now be able to connect it to other things in the world.

"Buddha Sculpture"
Source: MythFolklore Online Course Announcements

Week 13 Growth Mindset

For this Growth Mindset, I chose to do the "Your Other Classes" challenge. Reading through the description for this challenge I automatically knew about what I wanted to talk about. And that is...my Microbiology class. This class has really kept me in check the whole semester. It's the class I'm struggling with the most since it is so much information and our grade comes from three tests. That's it. So every. test. counts. The reason it has been difficult for me is because I had not been sure how to study for this class. I'm much more of a visual learner so when all the information was handed to me I had to figure out how to make it into a way where I could effectively study and understand it. The tests are very different too. I feel like knowing the information front and back is imperative for this class. The challenge I've had, like I mentioned, is studying for it. I'm trying to make sure I figure out a good way to study for this class. That has been my learning curve. So, I guess the most exciting and stressful challenge I have had for this class is determining the best way to study.

"Studying for finals"
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Week 12 Growth Mindset

For this week's Growth Mindset challenge, I chose to look at some memes. (I really enjoy memes :D). As I was looking through the list this particular one caught my attention:

"Dream big... and dare to fail"
Source: MythFolklore Growth Mindset Memes

 Which was inspired by this poster:

"Dream big... and dare to fail poster"
Source: MythFolklore Growth Mindset Memes

Besides the fact that I found the meme funny, I could also relate to the actual quote. Usually when thinking about dreaming big, some people's initial thought is the success that could come with reaching their goals. However, it's not always easy to reach your dreams. There is a good chance that you may run into a bump in the road, make a mistake, or fail at something along the way. With dreaming big I think it's important that you dare and anticipate failing. What I took away from the poster is that, failing is what comes with the experience. No one is perfect and it's always good to learn from your mistakes. You can't expect to reach your dreams without hard work and a possible difficult journey!

Tech Tip: Google Website Theme

Using this Tech Tip, I redesigned my theme for my Google website. Originally, it was just a black theme named "Slate." I decided to change it to a different theme called "Branches." I like the Branches theme better because I feel like it adds more to my site. I also believe like it adds more to the overall tone of the website and goes more with the quotes theme. I'm not sure how exactly to explain it, but I was wanting to give it a more "artsy-ish" feel without overdoing it.

Here's my updated site: Quotes Collection

Tech Tip: Google Website

I decided to create a google website using this tech tip! I've never made one before and didn't know it was an option but I'm glad I know now! The website I created is just for fun and it's called "Quotes Collection." I love quotes and they inspire me in more ways than one. So, I decided to make a place where I can put some of my favorite quotes in that way they'll be in one place. And, I can always go back to it if I'm ever looking for a particular quote. It's in a pretty rough stage since I just created it about ten minutes ago, so please bare with me as I eventually get it to how I want it to look! :)

Here's the site! Quotes Collection

Week 11 Review

This week from the Daily Announcements, what caught my eye was this post that included this picture:

"Take some time to reflect"
Source: OU Daily Announcements

The reason it caught my attention and what I took away from it was the importance of taking a breather. I personally felt like I really need to read those words on the picture. This semester has been the busiest semester thus far, and I feel like I haven't truly had time to sit down and reflect above any and everything that's been going on. I've just been trying to stay caught up in my life so that I had time to move on to the next thing I needed to focus on. However, with all the craziness going on, I know that it's always nice to try and take a little time of my day to just relax and clear my mind.

Tech Tip: Quotemakers

I absolutely love quotes so naturally I decided to do this tech tip! Below is one of my favorite quotes from author Raymond Carver.

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