Lem's CO2 Levels

I noticed that I spent more time than I had originally realized during my free time and also spent a larger amount of time on coursework. Since regularly I do have work to consider, I have realized that I needed to make some changes based upon those three days. My first change is that given that with work considered my free time is roughly about 3 on a shorter day, I decided to dedicate a portion of that time towards reading so that I can read a

On the other hand, Harvard experimental cognitive psychologist Dr. Pinker in his essay “Mind Over Mass Media” addresses the same issue, technology as a deterrent to concentration, but has a very different outlook. Although Dr. Pinker acknowledges that technology can be a distraction, he chooses to provide logical (albeit condescending) strategies to overcome the distractions rather than going into theatrics. Dr. Pinker states, “The solution is not to bemoan technology but to develop strategies of self-control, as we do with every other temptation in life. Turn off email or twitter when you work, put away your Blackberry at dinner time, ask your spouse to call you to bed at a designated hour” (Pinker par. 9). Essentially, Pinker asserts that if one takes simple preventative measures, there is no reason to believe technological distractions will hinder the mind.

The three study weaknesses that I have are turning off my cell phone during studying, highlighting entire paragraphs when taking notes, and a photographic memory. While studying for an assignment or quiz in high school, I struggled with having my cell phone on and near me. At any vibration, I would have to stop studying and pick up the phone to make sure I was not missing an important text, email, or phone call. Because of this distraction it caused me to reread sentences over and over, which leads to my second weakness as adult highlighting entire paragraphs instead of identifying the key points. This negative habit began while in a college English course.

I think that I could improve my time management skills by making sure I limit my distractions. Facebook is a big thing I like to check periodically so if I block out a little bit of time throughout the day to have that moment to check facebook or phone a friend or family; my thought is that hopefully by the time I am ready to do homework, I will have gotten that all out of my system which will allow me to keep on task to finish the assignment or project. Another thing that helps me that I should do more often is find a place with the environment that will help me focus on my tasks and not be distracted. I find that a lot of times when I work on my school work at home I want to do other things such as clean house. When my house is a mess I find myself stepping away from the computer to clean it. So when I have to do a assignment it would be best if I can leave the house to finish up my assignment. I think it would also benefit me to plug in some time for myself to have fun. This is something that I don't do often and have a hard time finding the time to do, but I feel that if I did that it would help me to stay focused on tasks when that time comes and to not be so

Another of my concerns is you using your devices during classes. Today, you were using your cellphone during ENGL 101 class, your instructor and I came to talk to you, you promised that you are stopping doing that, I believe you; however, I'd suggest one strategy that could help you to be focused is to have a tutor next to you when working on your papers. Please, use you tutors, let me know who could be a good tutor for you and I set up days and times for you to work with this person.

I have chosen to do the stop distractions challenge. The stop distractions challenge I chose, because I feel I need to improve on my time management and cut back some of my time zappers. My distractions are T.V, Cell phone use is a huge time zapper and web surfing are my three major distractions. Using a log to track the amount of time I spend on my distractions would help me to determine what time of the day I will set for myself to get on my phone or watch T.V. having only 2 hours to give to each distraction per week will be the hardest part of the challenge, but I intend to budget wisely. I hope to gain back a lot of free time after completing this challenge, which will allow me more time to study and complete other daily tasks. My overall

The astronauts onboard had to figure out an intelligent and safe way to make it back to the ground in one piece. While on their way down to Earth, the three men were ambushed by tons of obstacles and problems that were caused due to the explosion. The LEM didn’t have enough water or power to last them while on their journey back home. The temperature was freezing cold, the ship kept drifting off course, the LEM’s filters stopped working causing the air to be intoxicated with CO2, and they barely slept. All these problems they had were not making this new mission any easier, but all they were able to do is stay calm and hope for the

While students feel they are great at multitasking, studies show that they actually perform academically at a lower level than those who do not multitask. A study was conducted by a respected research lab in Stanford University. Clifford Nass, a professor of communications at Stanford University, introduces us to a study conducted on carefully-selected high chronic students who multitask (Digital Nation). The experiment was structured for students to identify numbers as odd or even, letters as vowels or consonants. Professor Nass wanted to test how quickly these students can switch tasks without losing focus. The results showed that people who multitask are slower than those who do not multitask. While slower does not mean horrible, it should raise a sign that if they had focused on their work only they would get better scores in their respective studies. Sherry Turkle, in an interview, displayed the differences between two common multitasking activities: taking a break from your studies to stretch and surfing the web. Turkle says: “When you get up and stretch and take a walk around the block, you can stay with your problem. You can clear your mind; you can move your body. You can stay

Every morning I wake up searching my bed for my phone. Flipping sheets and pillows until my phone appears. I lay back in bed and check my Facebook, Snapchat and Reddit. Telling myself that i'll get out of bed in fifteen minutes but I get absorbed into my phone and that fifteens minutes turn into thirty minutes. I start to do the rest of chemistry homework but in five minutes I lose my concentration and I reach for my phone without thinking. I end up doing my homework last minute before class. I always tell myself that I got to do my homework right after school. But that never happens because the same thing that always happens in the morning, Its a endless cycle. While I was typing up this essay, I thought of batman and went to Netflix and watched Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Five hours wasted that i could've used for homework. Some people self diagnose themselves with ADHD and blame their attention span and willingness to learn on ADHD. I blame it on the internet and ourselves.

Students should spend less time multitasking while they are in school because it impairs their education. Multitasking can change students learning process by showing less focus on what they’re learning in the classroom. When students are focused on a being on their cellphones and trying to pay attention to their professor at the same time, not only are they not giving their full attention but their focused on other things that won’t benefit them. When a student is distracted on getting other things done, they don’t put as much effort into their work and school .

The astronauts turned all power off except most critical system including the heat. Outside the temperature was 280 degrees below zero the men started shivering. Then a new problem struck, the LEM’s air filters stopped working. The air would become toxic with carbon dioxide. The astronauts used their intelligence and creativity to build a new air filter out of recycled pieces. The team was a group of fast thinkers that always stayed calm.

A large amount of people multitask every day. Some people say it is good, others say it is bad. Research shows that only about five percent of us multitask effectively (Weimer). Which means that the other 95 percent don’t. However, researchers at Ohio State University found that students that watch TV and read a book at the same time are more emotionally satisfied than those who don’t (Taylor). Eating and watching TV seems to be a good idea, but studies prove that we tend to eat more when we do other things. Hill says, “Some students can

I really resonate with the lesson to remember that your life isn’t an emergency. For it seems that I never have time to rest because there is always an emergency to get to or else failure is imminent. This urgency often actually leads to me not doing too much within classes as I mentally overload myself about all the assignments I must do and mindlessly go on my phone. Moreover, this act of going on the phone goes parallel with the urgency and is my form of coping with doing all the work. However, the phone in reality does nothing for me as it does not complete any of my “urgent” homework or relieve much of any upcoming stresses. Therefore, I should keep the lesson in mind that not all things are an emergency so that I can priorities effectively while keeping a sane mind. If I find myself treating every little thing as an

Furthermore, although you are interested in a subject and your are really trying to concentrate, but it could also interrupt by distraction. You cannot control over some distraction but the are some other ways to control. You may choose the place and time of study. In order to study efficiently, we need to have a place used for study. More wisely, set your timetable to plan your work and study. The kind of timetable will depend upon on your class schedule, study time and social activities. We should try to follow the rule of plan your work and work your plan.

Since the antithesis of conscientiousness is distractibility, she will have to eradicate the potential hindrances to her studies. She can adopt the 3M approach which consists of 3 parts – Meditation, Music and Moderation. Meditation is used to clear her thoughts and motivate her to study productively, music to provide a more conducive environment for her to study in, and moderation of the usage of electronic devices such as phone and tablets during study sessions via using applications such as Self-control. This 3M campaign, once implemented, would have a definite effect on her studying