Today we are sharing an article from http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift entitled 'How to Get Past Negativity Bias in Order to Hardwire Positive Experiences.' Here at Linder Educational Coaching we see all types of mental road blocks with our students, which we work with them to help them overcome. Everyone learns differently but many of us are hardwired to "look for the negative" therefore inhibiting growth and learning. Through our specialized educational coaching we can help students see the positive in their learning and excel in school. If you are looking for individualized help for your student, please contact us at: http://www.lindereducationalcoaching.com/
How to Get Past Negativity Bias in Order to Hardwire Positive Experiences
By Katrina Schwartz
"Any kind of mental activity, including experiences, entails underlying neural activity,” said Rick Hanson, a psychologist and senior fellow at the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, at a Learning & the Brain conference. He has developed practices to help people build up their mental capacity for happiness by creating patterns of neural activity that with time and repetition become neural pathways.'
'Hanson calls this process “self-directed neuroplasticity.” To grow inner strength, people have to turn experiences (short-term memories) into activated states that are installed traits (long-term and implicit memories). The idea is to turn fleeting moments of happiness into implicit knowledge of well-being and strength.'
'Helping children develop self-directed neuroplasticity could be extremely helpful for students with trouble sitting still or who have learning challenges, but it could also be explicitly tied to academic outcomes. Hanson’s strategies could help students develop motivation and a sense of themselves as active learners. It’s a way of helping students to see life as an opportunity and for noting the positive in themselves and others. And, at a fundamental level, it’s a way of taking the time to hardwire and register curricular learning."
To continue reading the article visit: http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/04/14/how-to-get-past-negativity-bias-and-hardwire-positive-experiences/
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