Dr. Wendy Suzuki

But there's always going to be an in-person component. And the goal of this class is to inspire them to do personal, not inspire them. It's part of the class. That's a great thing about a class. I could assign things to you. So your assignment is to do a personal experiment about exercise. How are you going to up your your exercise for the next week.

But there's always going to be an in-person component. And the goal of this class is to inspire them to do personal, not inspire them. It's part of the class. That's a great thing about a class. I could assign things to you. So your assignment is to do a personal experiment about exercise. How are you going to up your your exercise for the next week.

But first, you're going to just notice your mood, your regular mood state, so that self-awareness. And the next week, you are going to propose something, do it, increase your exercise, and then self-reflect about that. And we will explore that and talk about it together.

But first, you're going to just notice your mood, your regular mood state, so that self-awareness. And the next week, you are going to propose something, do it, increase your exercise, and then self-reflect about that. And we will explore that and talk about it together.

They have to do it.

They have to do it.

So I start with the official greeting of the College of Arts and Science, which is, Jay, you have a beautiful brain. And so I invite all the students when they see me on the street to come up and say, you have a beautiful brain. And of course, I will say it back to them. And I love starting from there because that is the truth, the neurobiological truth that every single one of us

So I start with the official greeting of the College of Arts and Science, which is, Jay, you have a beautiful brain. And so I invite all the students when they see me on the street to come up and say, you have a beautiful brain. And of course, I will say it back to them. And I love starting from there because that is the truth, the neurobiological truth that every single one of us

The brains of my students is beautiful. Your brain is beautiful. My brain is beautiful. And no matter what your motivation for being in this space with me, it has a beautiful brain. And from there, we go from, which hopefully provides a sense of belonging, we go to, let's share.

The brains of my students is beautiful. Your brain is beautiful. My brain is beautiful. And no matter what your motivation for being in this space with me, it has a beautiful brain. And from there, we go from, which hopefully provides a sense of belonging, we go to, let's share.

Let's share what you have to give from your beautiful brain because your brain has something to give that is different than what my brain. And let's just provide a situation and an environment that's open to all of that sharing. Talk about the fact that, no, it's not about competition. It's not about getting the highest mark. It's learning the deepest for whatever class you are.

Let's share what you have to give from your beautiful brain because your brain has something to give that is different than what my brain. And let's just provide a situation and an environment that's open to all of that sharing. Talk about the fact that, no, it's not about competition. It's not about getting the highest mark. It's learning the deepest for whatever class you are.

And I know these are hard priorities, but I'm building them over the last two and a half years. And it's really a joy to be able to do that.

And I know these are hard priorities, but I'm building them over the last two and a half years. And it's really a joy to be able to do that.

Absolutely. I mean, there are studies showing that if you take a group of people and have them do positive affirmations, not just saying them a certain number of times every day versus people that don't do those positive affirmations, their affect is better. It's higher, you know, less negative affect and more positive affect. Yes, it does have an effect. Which makes sense.

Absolutely. I mean, there are studies showing that if you take a group of people and have them do positive affirmations, not just saying them a certain number of times every day versus people that don't do those positive affirmations, their affect is better. It's higher, you know, less negative affect and more positive affect. Yes, it does have an effect. Which makes sense.

Our brain takes in everything that's happening to us. So, you know, this is why we talked about looking at the people that you are, that's feeding you information. Are they cynical? Are they negative? Or are they giving you a growth mindset? Are they giving you interesting new possibilities to go to? Very important to ask yourself that.

Our brain takes in everything that's happening to us. So, you know, this is why we talked about looking at the people that you are, that's feeding you information. Are they cynical? Are they negative? Or are they giving you a growth mindset? Are they giving you interesting new possibilities to go to? Very important to ask yourself that.

Why does that exist? Yeah. So, sorry to say, but our memory does not work very well, generally. We think, oh, I'm young. I have a great memory. No, our memory is not great. And so the reason why... two people at the same event remember different things is that we are focused on these different things. And let me just go over the four things that makes memory stick.

Why does that exist? Yeah. So, sorry to say, but our memory does not work very well, generally. We think, oh, I'm young. I have a great memory. No, our memory is not great. And so the reason why... two people at the same event remember different things is that we are focused on these different things. And let me just go over the four things that makes memory stick.