Lecture 7:TemporalityI. Biotemporality --The biological or physiological rhythms that exists among humans and animalsOscillating systems Mental oscillation o Neurotransmitter for heart rateo Secretion of melatonino We don’t need to work for it – it just goes ono But they ARE affected by the environmento We are naturally on our own personal cycle – Our biotemporality (23 cycles – 26 cycles)o Late birds – 26 hour cycle: You want it to extend which is why you sleep later.o Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) – You’re hypersensitive to light and darknesso When you don’t have light as a natural zeitgeber, you can get depression – low energy, poor sleeping, over eating. Ex: When it’s cold and dark at night, you get sluggisho Light therapy – Light that mimics natural lighto Mental oscillation – Bio-rhythm that is in your body, going on mentally. Humans can only pay attention for 90 minutes until they start day dreaming.o Ex: Teacher lectures for 75 minutes, then starts tap-dancing, then the cycle re-starts – Take breaks!II. Sociotemporality -- the rhythm that exists among individuals or groups as they interact in the world.o Social markers -- made up by society, maintained through social constructs that regulate the temporal pattern of all members of the same society / space.o Examples: At USC – Semester schedule, spring break, school, summer break When do you party? Thursday Night. You have your own structure Preschoolers refer to time by saying “Before nap, after nap” Going on Spring Break In LA: Rush Hour – when traffic happens and when can we do our errandsIII. OccupatiotemporalityThe process by which individuals structure or experience their time in terms of chunks of activities or occupations.o We experience time based on occupations. Time flies when you’re having fun.o Ex: I need to go to work, helping kids, teaching piano, hanging out with familyo Czetch Reading: o Emotions: Fear, anxiety, boredomo When you are in those states – you are in psychic entropy (bad thing)- when your emotions are in such chaos that you can’t focus/attention cannot be used for the task at hando Ex: Overly in loveo Slow Food Movement:o Non-profit eco-gastronomic member supportive organizationo Counteract fast food life, get us to be more mindful of what we’re eating, how it got there, how it tastes, process of production, pay attention to flavors that we are tastingo Mission: Food should be good, clean, and fair. In a way that doesn’t harm the environment, our ourselves, animal welfare.  Farmers should get fairly compensated for their work See ourselves as co-producers then just consumers. o Technostress – The stress people feel because they are not up to date with technologyo Flow - In the zone, totally focused on the activity at hando Lose track of timeo All your awareness if on the activity and you forget how you’re feeling emotionally and physicallyo No worry about failureo Purely intrinsico Action is immersed – you don’t think about what you’re doingo 3 things: Clear goals Immediate Feedback Balance of challenge and skillo Ex: Playing piano for 6 hours No self consciousness No fear Felt happiness after flowo Joint Flow – convo w/ otherso Ex: Reading books – getting lost in the story. The challenge is seeking your imaginationo Reality TV – not flow!Lecture 8- Meaning and EnvironmentI. Occupation and MeaningA. Themes of meaning: guiding principles and qualities that help you make decisions and give meaning to your life; if you can’t supportthese themes of meaning you aren’t achieving your fullest quality of life1. need to live them in action!2. themes of meaning can change over time3. basically: what is important to you and how are you living that in action?II. ReadingsA. Most people who were happy had these things in common1. Healthy 2. Extroverted3. Strong self-esteem4. Stable marriage5. religious faithB. autotelic personality1. enjoy the journey, not about the destination2. do things for their own sake because the experience is the main goal3. characteristicsa. creativeb. more psychic energyc. less concerned with themselvesd. don’t need material thingse. more independent4. not necessarily happy, but involved in more complex activities5. improve quality of lifea. give 100% to whatever you’re doingb. transfer energy from what you don’t like to new things or things you do likec. control your own attention6. how to experience a painful eventa. 1) take painful event, look at it in the eye and acknowledge its power, then 2) put it on a shelf and engage in thingsthat are healthyII. Meaningful objectsChange your mood, structure your attentionEx: Don’t put things that will distract your ability to concentrate when you’re studying1. Symbolic - convey meaning and evoke emotions. I.e. Wind chimes remind her to slow down and to enjoy life2. Sign of familiarity – Coming back from traveling and enjoying our own bed3. Representative of our identity – Her friend’s apartment had her honor cord and diploma, dried flowers hanging up. She was the first in her family to get her Master’s – ‘this is who I am’4. Symbolic of past – People who bring their teddy bears and blankies to college. Use it connect to the past. Comforting5. Symbolic of future self – Her friend photoshopped herself into a picture into her cap and gown as motivation. 6. Social - Ex: Glee sweater reminds her of the people in Glee. Connects her to those people.7. Aesthetic – Objects have colors of the ocean, which relaxes you. III. Dimensions of PlaceMacro-environment – Living near the ocean, mountains. You can’t control. Typical-environment – ApartmentMicro-environment – Putting tassels in our cars or clothing Ex: Dressed up nice before midterm. If she look good, she felt good, and she performs well.Things to consider for your environment:1. Light – Natural vs. Fluorescent. Do you need a lot of natural light?2. Temperature - Is it always freezing or warm? Are you fighting with your roommate on how cold it should be3. Color (warm vs. cool) – How they influence your behavior?4. Textures – Rough, soft? Ex: Bed texture5. Sounds – Having music on, TV on, sound of silence6. Smells7. Open space – Wide space vs nooks8. Symbols of meaning – All the objects that you have are symbolic of different things. Art on walls, meaning objects from your travels that you collected9. Clutter – Makes some