What I Learned

Throughout this semester, I have learned and obtained an abundance of new information that I did not realize was so informative in my life. I have already related the new learned concepts to my past, present, and future. I learned concepts that I was already aware of but now a more in depth version of itself. Concepts that have helped me through this journey of learning was the assignments, videos, and discussions inside/ outside of the classroom. All of the following has helped me breach a new part of my mind and perspective that I was unaware of. Hence, each has taught me to think outside the box and use my knowledge in a productive way. On the other hand, concepts from this semester that have found relevant and interesting to my past …show more content…
Currently, I am in a situation where I have an abundant amount of stress and I admit that it is the most that I have probably ever had been in my life. It is my senior year of high school and this is the time where I have to soon be going off on my own. I am applying to college, applying to scholarships, making sure I keep my grades up, etc. I have a lot to handle and it seems I have always something new to tackle on. Therefore, what I found interesting and relevant to my current life is that my newfound learnings about health and stress can be related/ applied to my life. For instance, how you can easily trick yourself into thinking that stress is good for you. After watching the Ted Talk, “Make Stress Your Friend”, Kelly McGonigal talks about how she conducted a study where people were more likely to die because they viewed stress as harmful for their health. Although, others who viewed stress as not harmful, were less likely to do. I thought the video was very informational and informative to my current situation. I can now positively impact my health when I am experiencing stress by not thinking of stress as the enemy. If I no longer view stress as a bad thing, I will see results. If I view stress as something that is not harmful to my body, I will be tricking my body into thinking there is no harm to be afraid of. Ultimately, my health will be fine and my stress will not be harmful to my