Blog 10

I take a psychology class every semester because I need it for my minor and because I enjoy these classes. I learn so much knowledge from it. My expectations for this class were to understand why people act the way they do, and I feel that the topics that we touched through the semester helped me achieve that goal. Even though human behavior can be highly complex sometimes, this class taught me many things, like understanding my surroundings. So many times, the answer to our behavior is right in front of us. For example, we can see how outstanding athletes do not perform at their best because they do not have the support of their family, friends, or coaches, and this does not mean they are not good; It only means they have to understand their surroundings are not helping them to give all their best. One of the assignments I enjoyed the most was doing good actions for others. I believe everyone should do good actions to random people, at least every time in a while. It makes you feel different. The satisfaction of seeing somebody smile because of something you said or did cannot be explained in words.

This semester has been challenging for me because I have been working on a company that I started last year, and I have been putting so much effort into it that sometimes I left school behind. Still, the good thing is that this made me realize how to organize myself better and complete all my assignments on time.

I would say that the best skill that I got from this class was to manage my time. It took me a long time, but I am slowly getting better at it.

Blog 9

Understanding my surroundings was one of the topics that I enjoyed since it is an underrated topic, and many people underestimate its impact on our lives. We often go through rough times, feel lost, and don’t have answers when the answers are right in front of us. We only have to understand what is going on around us. An example is when a person is in a toxic relationship but does not realize it, and they feel bad without knowing why until they realize their relationship is the main problem for them.

This is related to emotional intelligence because once you realize what is going on around you, it is easier to assimilate your emotions and learn how to control your first reactions without understanding your surroundings, it’s impossible to be emotionally intelligent.

The last Blog 8 we had to do about how men and women upset each other is also an exciting and complex topic. It is related to the previous two cases I presented because you cannot be emotionally intelligent if you don’t know what kind of relationship you are in. After all, you don’t know what your feelings are.  

These things can relate to prejudices that we all have about some subjects. For example, let’s listen to a couple’s story that broke up for infidelity most of the time. People will assume it was the man who cheated because society thinks that man is always the one who is more prompted to cheat on a relationship. 

Blog 8

It is complex to understand this topic because it all depends on the person. Some people are more intense than others who are more relaxed during a relationship or break up. Some people are too proud to accept someone stops loving them, and some know how to deal with it. I always said I would never beg someone to stay in my life, but in my last relationship, I did some actions that I would have never imagined doing. I guess you have to go through a challenging situation to understand your first reaction. Although, I think it is all a process and feel that it teaches you how to handle your next break up.

Men tend to be more possessive and proud, and it’s common to hear that men do not show a lot of affection or details during a relationship. When the connection is done, they regret how they treated their partner and start changing their behavior to get back with their partner. Once the women get bored with the men’s lack of affection, they leave for good.

Women tend to be more jealous when men go out with their friends and try to be more possessive with their time, which bothers their partners. Also, it’s common to hear that women are the ones who suffer the most during a break-up. Then they recover and move on while men act like it did not hurt as bad as it does, but in the long run, men tend to suffer more after some time because they realize too late that they are not getting back with their ex-partner. 

This image shows what I was talking about. I guess it is because somehow people feel good when they see that someone loves them and wants them and once they see they are actually losing that special one they start caring more about it and sometimes is too late.

Blog 7

Emotional intelligence helps you understand your emotions, analyze them, and make better decisions rather than an impulsive reaction to something that you can regret later. Self-Regulations are pretty much our survival instincts. Since our first instinct is to survive, our mind will always do the fastest action to protect ourselves without thinking about future outcomes, and there is nothing we can do about that first reaction. Still, we can control our subsequent responses after that, and that is when emotional intelligence occurs. We can all develop our emotional intelligence using different breathing techniques. In the video, she gives some advice on creating a gap or connection between your self-regulation actions and your emotional intelligence.

I think I control my emotions pretty well when it is about something that can get me in trouble because I always think about the consequences. Although, sometimes, I wish I do not overthink everything too much. I believe that one of the best ways to improve your EQ is going to therapy and understanding why you act as you act. 

Blog 4

I learned a lot by reviewing the previous week of the test. Also, I enjoyed the interactive classes where we learned in an interesting way where anyone could participate—reviewing the test and seeing what mistakes made me realize where I should emphasize. In addition, there were some questions where I was unsure if my answers were correct, and corroborating them made me feel more comfortable with it. Finally, these strategies will help me on my future tests because I will be able to identify key points about what to expect from the next test.   

Blog 1

Understanding my surroundings and knowing why people act the way they do will help me to react to them. Sometimes, it’s a cultural thing. Nothing personal. Also, my career is based on sports as I study sports management, and I need to know how to make my players feel more comfortable because I firmly believe that team sports are all about chemistry, not about star players. In addition, I enjoy listening to opinions from different people about topics like discrimination. I always learn something new when I hear others talking about controversial topics.

I chose this class because I picked Psychology as my minor because it is crucial to understand why people do what they do. The only limitation is your mind, and if I can convince talented players about that, many goals can be achieved.

One of the biggest problems I have with school is managing my time. I do many tasks every day, and sometimes I forget about turning in assignments. To avoid this, I decided to create a google calendar that reminds me about homework before the due date, that way; I’m not rushing on doing homework.