Month: June 2020

Sleep is one of the most essential thing you need in your life. Without sleep your mind will not be able to focus or function correctly, and you'll be in a bad mood. An average person should get 8 hours of sleep each day, but it varies on your age. 

It was said that a person can only survive 7 days without sleep. So basically, that means sleep's more important that food or water! Now to go in some of the consquences if you don't have enough sleep. First, for instance, you'll will not be able to focus very well during daytime. You won't be able to focus because your brain doesn't have the energy to function and work correctly. When you feel sleepy, that's because your brain need to rest after a day of working and thinking; when you don't get enough sleep, your brain will still carry that sleepyness to the next day. Another thing that will affect you if you don't sleep well is that you'll be in a bad mood and you'll be very easy to anger because people don't feel good when they're exhausted. What I mean by that is that, when someone said something that's kind of teasing you for example; on a normal day, you'll laugh when pretend that it's not that big of a deal, but when you're exhausted, you can't think really well and that will affect your day.

Overall, sleeping is really important, and you should treat it correctly and seriously in you life. Deprivation of sleep will allow your brain to not work and focus really well as well as being in a bad mood. The "balm of hurt minds" really matters in you life.

After reading “How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?” by Jade Wu Savvy I thought: “I didn’t learn anything from this”. The article fails to make a reasonable point and the logic is extremely. It started off by listing the common “stereotypes” about sleep, by saying that “’Dr. Google hasn’t examined me; how would she know how much sleep I need,’”. The article talks about how most sources claim that eight hours is a good recommendation for most people, which is supposedly wrong because different people have different needs. This is a fair point, and it uses the different amounts of water that athletes compared to normal people have to drink as an example. However later in the article, they go on the say that teens are recommended 8 to 10 hours of sleep. Although this range does have some variation, it is basically the same as saying “teens need about 8 hours of sleep”, which kind of just ignores its previous point. But to try and salvage the purpose of the article, later it states that toddlers need 11 – 18 hours and the elderly need only 5 – 9. The problem with this is that it is common knowledge, and does nothing to disprove the supposed stereotype about needing an average of 8 hours of sleep. Besides, it is contradictory to the previous point that different people need different sleep. When they used the athlete example, they compare people of roughly the same age. Therefore, assigning a predetermined answer to an age group is going against what it originally intended to debunk. Overall this article is a mess and wasn’t thought through very well.

There are a few things I have learned from watching this TedX Talk by Amy Morin. This speech is a motivational speech on how to become mentally strong. Although the goal is to become mentally strong, there are three different thoughts that can hold you back.

The first one is unhealthy beliefs about ourselves. This essentiallty means not being able to move on from a problem. Being stuck on a difficulty without moving on can make people depressed, stressed, and basically any bad mental state. Not just that, there will most likely be more adversities coming, so if you don’t get past your current one, more bad thoughts and stress may occur.

The second one is unhealthy beliefs about others. This is when you let other people take advantage of you. This may be good because you are submissive, but sometimes you can be oversubmissive, this means you rely on what others think about you. Most of the time, people do not think good things about you, and this can drag you down if you think about it too much.

The third and final thought that holds you back is unhealthy thoughts towards the world. Often times, good deeds are not rewarded. There is no such thing as Karma. Blaming the world for things that happen to you is not going to benefit you. Sometimes expecting more than you deserve can lead to disappointment.

In conclsuion to all of this, the secret to becoming mentally strong is to get rid of these bad mental habits. Of course, easier said than done. But if people can take time, this may be the solution. Needless to say, getting rid of bad mental habits may not be easy for everyone because it needs patience, because not many people have it.

Rules of the Game is about a girl, Waverly, who learns to play chess. The author applies the rules of chess to real-life situations because if you want to win, you have to observe and think about what to move or capture. In the story, Waverly is irritated at her mother for always saying: “This is my daughter.” One day, Waverly gets mad, asks her mom why does she have to say that, starts being really offensive, and, finally, runs away and comes home after two hours. Waverly’s mother always said: “The strongest wind [move] cannot be seen.” This phrase describes that a trap or punishment is always lurking around, but you first have to think and observe before you take action.

I think being careful and observant is important because if you decide to go somewhere dangerous, it may cost your life or something similar. Also, if you eat something without asking if you are allergic or what it is, the food may be poisoned or you may have sever allergy reactions.

Additionally, I think being careful around people may also save one a lot of trouble. If one accidentally gets angry or has a bad temper around others, they may get into big trouble.

First of all, invisible strength can help you. In Waverly’s case, it can help you win chess match after chess match until you become known nationwide. She uses her invisible strength to put “Sand in the Eyes of Advancing Forces” (3) because this way, her opponent would fall into a trap and she could have a better chance at winning. And she could do “Double [Killings] Without Blood” (3) and “Double [Attacks] from the East and West Shores” as well as many others too. I think this is a great way to out think your opponent, because they don’t know what trap they’ve fallen into until it’s too late. Waverly could’ve used her strength in a bad way, but she only used it in a chess game, which I think is all right. And, since she spends so much time learning and perfecting these tricks, it would’ve been sad if she didn’t get to use them in a real match.

Second of all, invisible strength can aid you in doing bad things. In the story, Waverly’s mother manipulates the shopkeepers to think that she wouldn’t do anything harmful so that she could, essentially, do something harmful. “When [Waverly’s] mother finished her shopping, she quietly plucked a small bag of plums from the rack and put it on the counter with the rest of the items” (1). I think this is very wrong. I mean, Waverly’s mother is an adult and should know that what she is doing is literally shoplifting. And… that’s not a good thing… And I think if Waverly’s mother was the protagonist of the story instead of Waverly, then her mother would’ve done a lot more bad things, like, for example, lying about not being able to afford some items and manipulating the shopkeepers into letting her get them for free by telling them a sad story or something to earn their pity.

There’s also something in between, because I can’t decide if it’s bad or good, or maybe a combination of both. Once, in real life, I was at a math camp. We had worksheets that contained ten problems each and we would do two every day (There’s a question sheet and an answer sheet). Eventually, I noticed that the girl sitting next to me always seemed to have the same answers as me and get the same problems right and the same problems wrong. I mean, it could be just a coincidence, right? I decided to find out. I acted really nice and let her sit next to me again for the second worksheet of the day. I figured out all the problems, then scribbled down a really close but completely wrong answer in big writing on the question sheet and even circled it for good measure. I pretended to be satisfied and then went on to write the actual correct answer on the answer sheet, the only sheet we have to turn in. I did this for the whole sheet… It turned out, it worked. I mean, I think it worked? That’s the good part. But this time her score was zero. The teacher actually pulled her into another room to talk about it. And that’s the part where it could be bad.

This shows that Invisible Strength can be used for both bad and good, no matter if it’s in a story or in real life. Waverly used it to cleverly win her chess games, her mother used it to steal plums from the local grocery store, while I used it to prevent someone from copying answers from me… and I hope you learned something from my writing and will use your invisible strength for good.

How much sleep is enough.

The answers are very tough.

Sleeping is very important to you

Trust me it’s very true.

Sleeping will affect performance and health.

Maybe health could affect wealth.

It matters on age.

If you sleep too much it feels like your in a cage.

When you’re old you should sleep less.

When you’re young you should sleep more or you get stressed.

Sleeping could make you pay more attention.

Many things can happen in life, form well to bad. After bad things happen, there is not much that you can help it. when in situations like that happen, you have to be mentally strong. Therefore, there are many secrets to being mentally strong. There are three things that you will have to know. First of all thinking positively. second, only think to your self, don’t compare to others. Here are some actions that you can do to think differently.

First thing’s first, thinking positively. You can always think about things like how you can get better at something or helping someone. However, don’t overthink about your self. Such as I’m the best or nobody’s better than me. The reason for that is because when you do that you are lying to yourself. Then you will not be able to learn new things. So always think positively.

Next, don’t compare to others. When you compare to others, you start to magnifying your mistakes. Thinking to your self and doubting your self can make you feel like your the only one that’s having all the bad luck. Such as why I’m I the only person that has this, or why do they all have this but I don’t. When that happens you can always help others or learn from others, but you can’t do that if you are over there doubting your self.

In the end, always thinking positively and never compare to others can help you through your hardest times. Just remember to believe in your self and you well always got though hard times.

Sleep is important for your health. Having lack of sleep will bring down your health and affect you ver easily which means you have to have the right amount of sleep. These days, people are shouting out to sleep more or we will get more dumb and will also get Alzheimer’s and heart attacks. This is not good at all.

Scientists did an experiment on 1600 patients and is said that majority couldn’t think properly. Sleep deprivation also disrupts your mood and will make you a little more grumpier than usual.

A sleep foundation did some research in 2015 to find out how many hours of sleep you need. They came up with the answer of teens having 8 – 10 hours of sleep and “anywhere from 7-11 may be more appropriate” (Savvy, 1). Seniors around 65 or older could sleep from 5-9 hours. You may be wondering why the seniors don’t need as much sleep as younger people need. As you get older, your body needs different sleep ranges.

This essay could maybe supply you with the knowledge of how much sleep you may need so you may be healthier. This may also tell you to be careful of your sleep schedule and sleep at the right time to be healthy.

The news article was a pretty interesting one. I always usually try getting 8 hours of sleep, because I heard it was the usual amount that you should try and achieve. But that is only for school days, as I usually want to sleep in on days where I don’t have school. But now I know there is no specific amount of time you should try to sleep, but a range of different hours depending on the person. I never thought of comparing sleep to drink glasses of water, but not it makes sense. The people who are more athletic drink more water, while the couch potatoes drink less. I guess that relates to sleep, because the people who work longer sleep later, while other people who don’t have to work as hard try and sleep earlier to get more rest.

When I am always pretty tired, and I would think that it would because I didn’t get enough sleep, but it turns it might be because I slept for too long. It is probably because I usually wake up early, but now, I tend to sleep in because I can. I should probably try and have a set time to sleep and wake up so I won’t be as tired. it was a good article, and I learned from it too.

Lots of people claim: “Geez, 10 hours of sleep is enough! Stop being so lazy!” However, here is my opinion: your sleeping range will difer from age. Sleep. Sleep is very important. It helps you heal, grow and do many more extraordinary things. On the other hand, if you don’t sleep for a week, you will die. People who are newborns should sleep 11-18 hours, teens/tweens should sleep 8-10 hours, and senior citizens should sleep around 5-9 hours.

There are three points to -Basic Sleep-

1. Lots of people keep announcing they are too tired and head off to retire for the night. However, lots of these people think they are so tired after a day’s work, but their brain doesn’t want to sleep. Lots of times these people(including me sometimes) keep turning and tossing in their beds, unable to sleep until their brain finally decides: “I will go to sleep.” Then they hear no more as they gratefully start to snore. (Why did that even rhyme???) What confuses me and even more amazes me is that my brain controls me. I always had this feeling that I controlled my brain, until I asked myself: “Who is I?” Then I realized that my brain was the controller, part of me, but not me. This first struck me as, I am brain! Then I realized how weird that sounded, because my entire body was me, not only the brain. It’s like a TV is not only the controller, but the entire screen, too.

2. Kids who tend to fall asleep in class, are mostly folks who are lazy, or just doesn’t care about academics. However, this is very different, for lots of the adults who fall asleep at work aren’t getting enough sleep during their sleep time. Thus, they will fall asleep in the most embarrassing of positions and sometimes they are even drooling. Sleep is not only good for your dignity, but also just for keeping and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

3. Keep an average wake up-time. This is helpful because if your body keeps on waking at different times(I can relate, since on weekends I like to sleep in) this can difer in effects from just being tired(#2) and insomnia. Trust me, there’s a big difference.

-Justin

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