Thursday, September 30, 2010

Behavioral Challenge

  One of the toughest adjustments for me in college have been sleeping habits. On average I have been getting only 5 hours of sleep a night because of the extra work and numerous activities I've been involved in.  That is why I challenged myself to get a good night's sleep every night which would hopefully lead in me not wasting my time in the day by taking naps. The method I used was negative reinforcement. If I take naps during the day then I will force myself to not listen to music for the rest of the day.  For the past two weeks it has worked extremely well because I have only taken one nap.  When I took the nap I couldn't listen to any music for the rest of the day which really upset me.  This led to me being more diligent and not napping/wasting time during the day.
After this few weeks I have become better at working throughout the day and resting throughout the night.
  The benefits are that I have more time to do work and social events that create a positive college environment.  With this experiment succeeding in the way it did, I am confident I will continue to work on limiting the amount of time I waste in the day and having more time to rest at night.

*Recyclopse*

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