Reflections

Year 8 Life Skills Reflection on Neuroplasticity

Neuroplasticity: Neuroplasticity allows the brain to constantly grow. This happens when you are doing things. Every time you do something your brain will create a path for that, the more you do it the stronger the path gets or if you are doing something new the path will be created. These paths allow you to get better at everything you do whenever you do it. By knowing about this it gives you the mindset that every time you do something even if you have done it many times before you will always get a little bit better even if you can’t notice the difference.

Training your brain: Training your brain is all about doing something many times to get better at it. If you are doing training with your brain you will improve all the time. It doesn’t matter how old you are, if you put in the work you will get better at it. You can train your brain in everything that you do but some main things you can improve on are, reaction time, attention to detail, and other cool skills.

Grit: Grit is the ability to keep going and be patient. Grit isn’t talked about much but is very important. If you have good grit you are more likely to do well in school and in life. Many people think success is all about being smart but there are many other factors like grit. There are many people with lots of grit and some people don’t have so much but if you have a lot of grit you will be able to get through tough times, get things done and do well in life.

Happiness: Happiness is one of the most important things in life. It allows you to have fun and enjoy life which is something we all want because we don’t want to waste our lives being sad or just alright. Some main ways to be happy are, do things that you enjoy, hang out with people that you like, and try to stay away from things that bother you. There are many things that you can do to be happy but happiness is also a mindset. If you always look on the bright side of things and try to stay positive you should be able to maintain a happy mindset. Happiness is one of the most important things in the world and if you can always try to be happy, you should be able to enjoy yourself.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *