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Learning By H.E.A.R.T HEART stands for  Happiness/Health-Empathy-Attention-Reading-Time. I read Laura Gibbs article called "When Your Brain Doesn't Sleep". This article was all about the effects of sleep deprivation. The effects are: Loss of Memories: Scientists believe when we sleep our mind replays repetitive patterns while we sleep to help information stick. So lack of sleep causes long term memory loss. Anger: Sleep loss makes us focus on negative experiences, misinterpret facial expressions and pick fights. Hallucinations: A   well-rested brain filters noise, light, and smell to separate what matters from what doesn't. When the brain is unable filter the information coming in, it results in chaos. There are many more effects of sleep deprivation on your health, the longer you are sleep deprived the more serious the effects become.  This blog was about the Health part of H.E.A.R.T Man Sleeping

GROWTH MINDSET I had never heard of Carol Dweck or the Growth Mindset before. I learnt that I have a fixed mindset. In school I hated anything I wasn't immediately good at. My favourite subject was geography and maths because I remembered what I was taught without having to study. I feel very discouraged when I get a bad result and it makes me not want to do any work for the subject. I love the idea of "yet" I think if I knew about the Growth Mindset in school I could have done a lot better. Since being in college I haven't felt entirely discouraged like I did in school, probably because everything I'm doing is new so I know in order to get better I have to learn and put in effort. I'm glad I learnt about the growth mindset I think it will help me to have a better perspective on learning. I would like to learn more on the growth mindset. It's something all teachers and parents should put into practise. This semester I...