Attention & Time Management
What is the definition of switch-tasking?
Trying to complete multiple tasks which all have different outcomes.
Individuals who believe their talents can be developed (through hard work, good strategies, and input from others) have this kind of mindset
Growth Mindset
Name two reasons people procrastinate
Fear of failure, Avoidance, Perfectionism, trouble focusing.
List three ways you can relieve stress.
Answers will vary....
exercise, rest, play a sport, spend time with friends, meditate, practice mindfulness, journal.
Why is setting goals important?
What is the definition of multi-tasking
Completing multiple tasks at once with the same outcome.
"I can't do this"
"I'll never learn this"
"I give up"
List 3 ways people can avoid procrastination
Make a to-do list
Schedule time
Use timers
Write out goals
Use an agenda or other calendar tool
What are some physical side effects of stress?
Hair loss
Fatigue
Trouble sleeping
High blood pressure
Acne
The ability to determine the order for dealing with (a series of items or tasks) according to their relative importance is called
Prioritizing
What is divided attention?
Focusing on multiple things at once
The opposite of a growth mindset is a
Fixed Mindset
What are the 4 core values of South High?
Respectful, responsible, ready to learn, and resilient
Give two examples of when stress can be helpful
before sporting events, before a test, public speaking, when trying something new
The goal ladder helps us to do what?
Break our goals down into small, manageable steps.
What is "the cocktail effect"?
the ability to focus one's attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli.
Define the word grit
courage and resolve; strength of character.
These are the mental processes that enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and juggle multiple tasks successfully.
Executive Functioning Skills
Positive Stress is also called this
Eustress
Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound
What is change blindness?
a phenomenon of visual perception that occurs when a stimulus undergoes a change without this being noticed by its observer
Define Fixed Mindset
"People believe their basic qualities, like their intelligence or talent, are simply fixed traits. They spend their time documenting their intelligence or talent instead of developing them"
What is the difference between a bucket list and an impossible list?
An impossible list keeps growing and developing while a bucket list is finite.
This is the automatic physiological reaction to an event that is perceived as stressful or frightening.
Fight or Flight response
This analogy is often used to represent very important things, things that are somewhat important, and unimportant things
Rock, Pebble, Sand priorities