1: Describe the system you use to “get things done” (see video Lesson 21) https:

1: Describe the system you use to “get things done” (see video Lesson 21) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZS1FaLjClPg in your life in detail. How do you organize your life and complete the various tasks (academic, career, interpersonal, fun, etc.) you need to do on a daily and long-term basis? What is your “external brain”?

2: Reflect on what it was like to not use any social media or watch TV. What urges did you feel? What did you do instead of these activities? What was your emotional state like? If you were unable to complete the challenge, what made it difficult to do so?

3: Read the four lines at the beginning of chapter 8 in your Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World textbook (page 136). What did you notice when you read these sentences? What is the message of this example in terms of how the mind creates a story to make sense of your experience?

4: Review the list of automatic thoughts on pages 140-141 of your textbook. Which of these are common thoughts in your experience? Explain how video Lesson 20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byb1FmpOb7s (Sounds & Thoughts are both just Sensations) applies to your experience of these thoughts.

5: Explain the core message presented in Video 22 (Music & Life) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Byb1FmpOb7s , and how it specifically relates to experiences you or people you know have had in life. Relate this to the message provided in Video Lesson23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hFQRsy0mzw (Happiness vs. Contentment).

6: What were your expectations for this course and how has it met your expectations or been different from what you expected? What have been your favorite and least favorite aspects of the course?