{"id":44,"date":"2020-12-08T21:42:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T21:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cultivatinghappiness\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2021-02-07T23:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-07T23:57:02","slug":"using-strengths-in-new-ways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cultivatinghappiness\/using-strengths-in-new-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Strengths in New Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Check out the video below to understand what strengths are, and how you can build upon them in new ways!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cultivating Happiness Challenge: Using Your Strengths in New Ways\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X04xxamzf7E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"color:#dab853\">First step: Take this free strengths test to determine what your top strengths are. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.viacharacter.org\/\">https:\/\/www.viacharacter.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#dab853\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Remember what your top strengths are. It may be a good idea to print it off or to take a picture of it with your phone. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color\" style=\"color:#dab853\">Second step: Start finding ways to use your strengths in new ways. Below are some examples. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Love of learning<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Find a new thing to learn about <\/span><ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Some cool psychology ideas: Love languages, confirmation bias, effective methods of communication, flow, and fake versus authentic apologies.  Psychology Today has quick reads on some of these topics.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Find a new way to learn (e.g., podcasts, YouTube videos, books, lectures, seminars, join a club, talk to an expert, app). Tell us about your experience of finding a new way to learn below! &#8211; Did you find a good podcast? <\/span><ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"> If you want to practice and learn about mindfulness you could try the Mindfulness Coach app &#8211; its free! <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">List to NPR&#8217;s Hidden Brain podcast to learn about a wide range of psychology topics<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Humor <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Watch a stand up on Netflix or YouTube<\/span><ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Gabriel Iglesias (AKA Fluffy) is super funny! Check him out. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Send a silly snapchat to someone <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Create a funny TikTok <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Think of a difficult thing you&#8217;re going through and try to find a way to make light of it<\/span> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Hope<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Create a vision board of what you want your future to look like <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Watch an uplifting and inspiring movie <\/span><ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Good Will Hunting &#8211; A man with a stellar IQ but unused potential finds himself in trouble with the law, and as a way to avoid jail time, he sees a therapist and works with a mathematician. He has to confront his past and reevaluate his relationships to proceed to a better life.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Hidden Figures  &#8211; Three amazing and brilliant African American women help NASA put a man out into space. They face discrimination and other challenges, yet are able to overcome them and become vital to the success of the mission. <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Unbroken &#8211; A service member overcomes great obstacles &#8211; his plane crashed into the ocean, survived on a raft for 47 days, and was tortured as a POW. His remarkable resilience is inspiring. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Go to a park and take some pictures of the<\/span> <span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">beautiful scenery <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Go on a walk around downtown Norfolk <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Listen to some music that really speaks to you <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Cook or eat a visually pleasing meal<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Go to an art museum <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Love<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Give someone you care about a gift (e.g., coffee, flowers, chocolate) <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Write little notes about what you love about someone and place it around their home\/room to find (e.g., in a textbook, underneath their pillow case) <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Do something for a loved one like cook them dinner or go grocery shopping for them<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Hug your loved ones <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Face-time one of your loved ones who is far away or to practice good social distancing <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Plan a thoughtful date <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-purple-color\">Curiosity <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Try a new restaurant <\/span><ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Smalls Smokehouse and Oyster bar on Hampton Blvd has some awesome pulled pork BBQ and delicious fried pickles<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Rajput Indian Cuisine in on 21st has some awesome saag<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Orapax on Redgate Avenue has tasty gyros<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Kung Fu Tea has some cool options for bubble tea<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Find a new park to explore <\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Complete a puzzle <\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cultivatinghappiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20480\/2021\/02\/Harzer-Ruch2016_Article_YourStrengthsAreCallingPrelimi.pdf\">Here is the PDF of the article that is discussed in the video.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cultivatinghappiness\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20480\/2021\/02\/Harzer-Ruch2016_Article_YourStrengthsAreCallingPrelimi.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#dab853\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Please share with us below if you did acts of kindness. 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