Happiness Revisited IC 4/27

1)  I could probably make an entire list of what makes me happy, but that may go on for a while. Really when it comes down to it, I am most happy when I am relaxed, unworried of external issues.  I have found these moments when I watch baseball games on the couch, playing music, or even driving on a highway listening to music in my own world.  These things are simple but at the end of the day they are the most relaxing and make me happy.

2) The article seems to make a point on how happiness is unmeasurable and complex and that no one has come close to finding what happiness is.  This is why I find the flow chart a bit confusing. I understand they are giving a basic relationship between skill level and challenging yourself, I just feel as if it's not an accurate model for everyone.

3) I think prior to my project I was towards the bottom of the flow channel yet still in the flow channel. I don't think I was really challenging myself much, in fact I may have been below the flow channel towards the boredom spectrum.

4) Throughout my project I have demanded more use of skills than I had previously. Even still I have challenged myself enough so that I may be towards the anxiety side of the chart just above the flow channel. I've faced most of the challenges in the past few weeks when I've been mostly on my own with the project and have had trouble with some different things. I've also felt a little disorganized being behind on blog entries and missing studio time with JP.

5) I think I will achieve flow once I catch up or get closer to catching up with the journal entries so I have less challenges to worry over. Also once I get more lessons with JP I will be able to record some more of my songs and ask him some questions in irder to record at home.