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Articles I read: "The Myth of Too Busy" "3 Steps to Recapture Time" by @JOYNICOLEM What I Learned I really enjoyed reading "The Myth of Too Busy". It had a really good topic that was very intriguing to read about. I find myself often thinking that I am very 'busy' as well, but every time I have felt that way there has always been a way for me to find more time. In most cases where work is pilled on I end up avoiding my hobbies until the work as done, but now I think that if I look closer I will be able to find dead time that needs to be properly utilized. For this semester I will doing most of the work for this class in-between my other classes on campus. These natural 'breaks' during my days have formed a perfect block for me to get work done and then some if necessary. "3 Steps to Recapture Time" suggested to use the first 5-15 minutes of the day to plan out what needs to be done. I feel like this is a very use...

To start I have never blogged before, nor have I ever used social media extensively so posting updates this frequently is something new to me. However, Blogger seems very user-friendly so I have had no problems so far. I have used Google Sites before in a limited manner, but I generally know my way around it. My former Boy Scout Troop used it to maintain a website of events and a picture gallery (see here ). I also tried to place my notes from last semester on a site for centralization purposes, but I found it too time consuming to update. While the information I had displayed on it look good, there was no easy way for me to automatically add additional pages as necessary, and the manual process was very tedious. I actually think it would have been easier to use Blogger, rather than Google Sites, for that specific goal. The below picture summarizes how a majority of websites function, and as CS Major I have seen code bases that adhere in the exact same fashion.   Licens...

I really like the layout of the Epics of India class. The personalized schedules are very helpful to all students of the class. One thing that is very surprising to me is the abundance of extra credit assignments. So far in my time at OU I have only had one other class that has had extra credit, I nearly thought it was a legend of the past. In addition, I enjoy how all of the class assignments end up being posted on the blogs. In most classes, after an assignment is turned in it disappears and is only seen after grading; however, in this class we get to see our past assignments every time we edit our blog. I have a feeling it will start being more impressive as the semester goes on. One last thing I love is the fact that the individual schedules are subject to change, just to match everyone's crazy lives. Source

I had never heard of Carol Dweck's growth mindset before. However, I have always thought that intelligence wasn't something that people were innately born with, but rather it is developed. I tutored math briefly during high school. In that time, I realized that most of the problems students had were that they had no confidence in their own ideas. Therefore, despite being fully capable of completing the problems, they didn't think  they could, so they didn't even try. Fostering a growth mindset seems to be a very beneficial thing to do. Despite my leaning towards a growth mindset, during my time at OU I have felt a tendency for returning to a fixed mindset. Personally, the pressure of maintaining scholarships and finishing the required courses makes even major-specific classes seem like I am simply checking the next class off the list. I feel that learning about the growth mindset has pulled me out of a rut of my own manufacturing. Reminds me that each person is di...

About Me Hi, my name is Logan Tibbetts. I am currently a Computer Science undergraduate at the University of Oklahoma. I plan to finish my Masters by spring 2020. My hobbies include solving twisty puzzles , and playing video and board games with friends. I am not a total hermit locked inside as I do go camping or hiking from time to time (although not as much as I should). The Rubik's Cube I got my first Rubik's Cube when I was 7 years old, and I have been hooked ever since. My desire to solve the Rubik's Cube quickly originally derived from simple competition with my older brother. However, I continued to solve them even after he stopped. I have only went to one official competition back in 2014 with a Single Best Time of 22.33s and an average of 28.23s ( My Record ). Unofficially my PB for a single solve is 14.72s. Twisty Puzzles...? It is a weird to call a Rubik's Cube a twisty puzzle, but that is what it is. I say this because there is a large amount of...

Reasons for Selection The three storybooks I picked out all share a common theme of creativity. Each storybook successfully conveys the original story in my opinion, but they also do so with their own unique and non-traditional flairs. Ganesha's Enchanted Journals This story was the one that I found the most interesting. I was originally drawn to it by my familiarity of Ganesha, but I found myself wanting to continue reading to see the writings of each character who found their self a customer of Ganesha's shop. The idea of peering into the secret thoughts of each character really allows for an deep analysis of the original stories and the character's personalities. Meanwhile, Ganesha is capable of sorting out any inconsistencies in the self-told stories (i.e. Ravana's egotistical retelling). Additionally, the author included relevant images for each story, aiding in imagining the characters as the ones writing their journal entries. However the most impactful ima...

The Best Light Display in Oklahoma With Winter as my favorite season it is natural for me to enjoy the holidays that come with it. The Chickasha Festival of Light is one of the best displays of Christmas lights you can see in the state. Growing up in small town close to the festival it became a tradition of my family to volunteer for it at least once a year (the most being three times). It is truly magical to walk through the park and to watch as all the lights combine together to create a real 'winter wonderland'. Below is a picture of the bridge that crosses the central lake and the 172-ft tall tree. More information can be found here . Here is a picture of how the trees are covering in lights. They make up a large amount of the overall number of light at the park. Bibliography   Image 1 - The park bridge and Christmas tree during the Festival of Light (2009).  Source   Image 2 - The park trees covered in lights (2009). Source