CS-CV0005 - Mind & Study - toolbox for being well in studies, Lectures, 26.2.2024-21.4.2024
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Översikt
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Welcome to the fifth course week!
This week's theme is listening to yourself and being present. Through the materials and tasks of the week, we practice being in the here and now and listening to what kind of feelings, emotions and thoughts flow through our minds. We practice exploring the contents of the mind curiously - without taking our own thoughts and interpretations for granted.
Pausing in this moment
This course week also begins with an invitation to pause now. It means giving yourself a chance to calm down and become aware of what's going on with you right now, in this moment. What could be a suitable way for you to stop right now?
One option is to do the familiar mindfulness exercise from last week, hour-glass-exercise:
This week's assignments are:
- Read and do exercises: Pausing here and now
- Read and do exercises: Thoughts and interpretations
- Submit individual assignments
- Peer group meeting (face-to-face or via video link) and returning the memo
- Finally: What will you take away from this week?
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Individual assignment (book 1-2h)
Before starting with these assignments, read thoroughly the material and your notes for this week. Then answer the following questions in a free-form text. The most essential thing for you is to take the time to reflect on the questions on your own part.
In your text,- Write about means which help you pause for a moment in your everyday life.
- Reflect in short what kinds of thoughts and interpretations of worry you stumble to often in your studies.
- With what kinds of means can you remind yourself that thoughts are not necessarily truths but your own interpretations?
Submit your answer via the “Add submission” button below. The submission format is online text instead of file submissions, because of your privacy. Teachers can read online texts in MyCourses, while files must be downloaded for reading them. We still recommend you to save your texts for yourself in a suitable file format.
Note that only course teachers can see your submissions. Please don’t include any sensitive information, such as time of birth, social security number or any personal health information, in your response.
After submitting the assignment, pause for a while to reflect, and answer the questions for the week!
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Instructions for the Week 5 group discussion:
At first, feel free to share something about your week and how you have been. In case you meet online, please turn on your cameras, whenever possible. Agree on turns for keeping notes and submitting the memo after the meeting via the "Add submission" button below. One of the best practices is to rotate this task on weekly basis.
Each of you is allowed to decide how much and at what level you want to tell about your individual assignment answers. The main point is that each group member has the opportunity to take part in the discussion and everyone is listened to. See the Guidelines for peer group discussions in the Orientation week material.
Discuss in free format at least about the following topics:
- what kinds of thoughts did this course week’s material and individual assignments provoke?
- Discuss, what kinds of thoughts of worry related to studies could be typical for students when preparing for example for an oral presentation or a written exam, or when about to participate in an event with no-one you know.
- What kinds of thoughts may be typical after the (previously mentioned) sessions or events?
- What means or methods have you already found for kind reflection of own thoughts?
The note taker makes notes and in the end of the meeting, go through together the most important points in your discussion. The note taker writes these down and submits the memo as soon after the meeting as possible. There are no minimum or maximum lengths for the memo, but it should cover the topics you have discussed.