The reason why I chose to be in this class is simply because I want to enhance my life by making it more meaningful. So far in this class, I've learned to value many aspects of life and beliefs. This class truly intrigues me to think about life and ways to enrich it; in other words, to create a more meaningful life. I've slowly started to realize what I want in life and who I am now in contrast to the person I was before. It's incredible to realize how much people (in this case, me) could change over a short period of time. The author of the book Creativity, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, went over many important points about creating a meaningful life that I will be covering in the next passages. The author talked about the flow of creativity, multiple intelligence, the macro and microenvironments, the systems model, and the 10 paradoxical traits; all are very important in the creative process, according to the Csikszentmihalyi. .
Today, I am a whole new person with a brand new mind. I have got goals and a sense of directions. I know what I want and I am doing what I can to get there. I tend to be more practical now than I was before about life. For example this was what I did most of the time: daydream about becoming a doctor to get status from my friends and family members even though I know for sure that I wouldn't like the job. .
Now that brings us to what Csikszentmihalyi says about creativity as autotelic experience, which means to do something with enjoyment rather than for status or for money wise. In order to have enjoyment, there must be a sense of flow in the creative process. Csikszentmihalyi talked about the nine process of flow: it is simply base on how to put everything else aside to just focus on the project itself that one could easily lose track of time. I remember one time I was totally into rearranging my room that I lost track of time, not knowing that I've spent over hours to make my room look nice.
Introduction: "Who am I?" Some would say I am a boring and closed minded person. ... Today, I am going to tell you how these two activities, writing and decorating, have influenced me (Thesis). ... Through it, I've learned about myself as a person. ... Now that you've gotten to know about me, I ask you again, "Who am I?" ...
This helps us grow and shapes us into who the person that we are today. ... My life experiences have made me who I am today, a quiet girl who doesn't want to spend her life alone though I have a great desire to be free and live my life without any fear or restraints. ... In a few months, I transformed completely and became a whole new person; I became less afraid and reserved. My move from Haiti to Miami is the main even that shaped me into the person I am today. ... I'm thankful for my experiences, they made me into who I am today and I love the person I am....
To know a person truly I have to search deep. ... I want to be a caring person, and someone who notices little things. ... I want to just be who I am. By becoming the individual I am today I will be very proud to graduate high school. ... I am ready to go give the world what I have to offer as a unique individual, and I hope you liked learning stuff about me that could not have been done by looking through my transcripts. ...
Is it because of the way males in today's society has portrayed the way a woman should be? ... I was attractive." ... I am example of this because even though I do not like the way men exploit women in these videos I still by the CDs and even watch the videos. ... In today's advertising sex seems to sell. ... I am going to leave you with this thought, do you really think a person is going to like you for you, if you are advertising your newly enlarged assets when meeting him, or do u think a person will like you for you if you just sit down and have a nice conversation with him? ...
I also know that people out here today treat people with disabilities different. ... I have had people come up to me and thank me for the job that I do, or I have had people ask me if I am crazy for doing the job that I do. ... With that being said I chose to do my paper on the movie I AM SAM. ... The things named above are just a couple of things that I have noticed about I am Sam that makes me think that autism plays a major role in Sam' life. ... The feeling of love that a person sees from the movie makes a person believe that love can overcome anything. ...
I've never been a person to just wake up and go somewhere. ... Unfortunatley, I am not one of those lucky people. ... I believe that family, whether they're blood or not, should be number one in any person's life. ... I think I am the way I am today is because of how I was raised and who I choose to associate myself with. I believe I am in the middle of conformity and individuality....
I am the product of a middle class, hardworking man and woman. ... I've worked very hard to get where I am. ... So who am I now? ... I am not worried that I don't know everything about myself. ... My experiences have made me who I am today, a hard worker and dependable person, but I also know how to have fun and enjoy the small things....
Being the human I am, I have made many mistakes. ... Not only do these two beings help me live my life they are the reason that I am on the Earth today. ... Without that example in my life taught to me by my mother I probably would not have the same hero that I have mentioned today. ... For me I know a reason why I am here and the things that I have to accomplish, even daily, that helps me go from day to day. ... I know that I would not be the person I am if I did not have the heroes I do and the people I look up to. ...
I found information in an article out of USA Today titled "Drug Testing is Vital in the Workplace." ... At this point in my research I am well informed of the topic of drug testing. ... USA Today. ... USA Today August 1999: 215. ... USA Today Dec 1994: 7. ...
