High Tech Wonders

What is the greatest piece of technology you can think of? What are ways to make that better?

Go to this link and watch the video by VSauce, a series of web videos on technology and science. Then, answer the questions below.

1. What is the most unique item?
2. What was the craziest idea?
3. What was the most helpful thing?
4. What was the highest technology you saw?
5. What was the stupidest thing you saw?
6. What were three things you wanted to have?
7. What were two ideas you would never want in your life?

What Would You Do?

This week, we're talking about the influence of money and happiness in life. Many people believe that money can buy a happy life, while others believe it is something more.

Can money bring true happiness?

What about you? What brings you happiness?

Recent psychological research has suggested that money isn't the key to happiness, but gratefulness. To learn more about this, you have the option (you don't have to...) to watch this video from Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast. Though money can bring happiness for a short time, gratefulness leads people to a prolonged sense of well-being, as if they are directly effecting the world and its overall goodness. This leads to a feeling of connection and empowers people to work harder, think more creatively, and increase their ability to live overall.

Take a look at this 2 minute exercise on gratefulness. 

What does it suggest that you do to practice gratefulness?
How often should you do the exercise?
Do you believe something like this is effective in changing your outlook on life? Why or why not?