A project entitled "Be Mindful."
A project entitled "Be Mindful."
7 billion people thinking with a different mindset. One, growth, and the other, fixed mindset. The differences we all have created various differing perspectives. The headlines popping up are created by each writer's perspectives. Likewise, build different opinions on its reader. We don't realize this. Our brains are forced to change by our surroundings, unwillingly or willingly.
We are not aware of our minds. Our minds could tell us the opposite of what we truly feel. Little awareness of our thoughts. The means of creating this project is to spread the recognition of mindfulness. A relaxation method to bring consciousness to the surface. Platforms, which are workshops, a website, and a collaboration, are an aid to spread Be Mindful's goal. To spread the recognition of mindfulness to the community. With an audience of minorities and focusing on children under 10. These audiences I take from the circle I'm in; Cikal Serpong's community. In this project, I'm looking forward to the screams of "Thank you Kak, today I learn something!" Big smiles given by the kids would be an additional success.
20 years later. You're the only person sitting all alone feeling the slowest moments in life. Your head settling in your sweaty palms. Wondering when will you be approached by your senior. Besides you, you have piles of unfinished papers waiting to be touch. Surround you, your co-workers' are heard loudly running around.
The piles beside you can talk. It tells us you're not bored. You're simply divided your minds into pieces. Into little tiny pieces that made you feel what you're feeling. A feeling of self-decisiveness.
Above is an example. An example to define unmindful. Then, the real question, what exactly is mindfulness? To put it, being mindful is giving all your attention to one thing at a moment. You're aware and conscious of what is going on in you and around you. You're able to identify it.
A young innocent creation. Who's mind is in the most crucial moment in life. As they are in the state of growing, their minds will easily adapt to information. On that matter, children should be taught about mindfulness at such a young age. To clarify, you will still be able to apply it as an adult. Definite. Although, a question, why learn in later when you can learn it now? Connected to a quote, stating, "do it now or regret it later."
My mind is blank with no qualification. The deciding of this topic is an exception with no deeper knowledge. I am a part of the community; an unmindful child. Rushing everything made me have a little understanding. An assumption pops up" my audience doesn't have any understanding of this topic." Leading me to guess this is an easy topic.
Choosing this topic was indeed easy. Yummy yet too milky like mushroom soup. Looking back it wasn't too milky. I was impressed by the recognition mindfulness has in the circle. Insight on the workshop gave me the knowledge teenagers do know what mindfulness is. With the exception, they don't quite understand what mindfulness really is. Most answers replied "Breathing exercises."Analyzing the answers furthermore, get me to the conclusion they know ways of being mindful but didn't know they were mindful practices.
Differing to older kids with higher knowledge. Children, small and precious, weren't familiar with mindfulness. Neither its definition nor ways. They were able for the first time to learn mindfulness with me. It creates an explosion of sparks in my heart.
It was a whole pack of pepper lunch. Running on a delicious hot meal. Jumping on the hotness. I know what I want but I can't understand the thought. Several months I was looking for a door with my vision in it.
I was running around looking for whom I approach. My head is spinning filled with questions. Adults, pre-adults, teenagers, children, or all ages? Better to have a small or a large audience? Or simply a couple of people?
The strictness I put into myself is a total dictator. I was in a total communist world all by myself. Telling myself not to do this or that. It leads me to a black hole.
My mentor and two friends gave me their hands and pull me up. It was a tiring pull. Demotivation and procrastination stacked on my back like a brick.
January 2021. A new year and most definitely a new mind. Talking here and there. Taking advice from my mentor. And I finally put my decision on the table.
With the pandemic going on, the arrow flew in a different direction. What I'm doing now isn't my plan. I constantly change my road.
The annoyance I have towards files, made me want to take my revenge. A big, green insect buzzing around, screaming loudly. Who doesn't want to take revenge on them? Just if it's offline.
I should say, I'm not satisfied with my project. I believe I can do better. Although with the demotivation, procrastinations, and boxes of unfinished assignments, this is already on the edge of a wall for me.
If I could repeat this event, I want to change the platforms. Rather than having 3 different platforms, I want to make 1 platform that can full fill the goal of this project. That way, I can focus on developing the platform deeper.
"Why am I feeling this?" - The emotions I experienced
"Why am I acting like this?" - The reactions I give
"Why am I thinking like this?" - The mind I applied
"Why am I talking like this? - The voices I let out
"Why am I, who am I?" - The personality I show
"What do I want?" - A question I asked myself. Convincing myself, this is it. The topic I will take.
Frankly writing, the decision of this topic is affected by pressure. The pressure I hold thinking of the due date. It made me want to race after the deadlines. It leads me to my stress. Rushing myself to make my decision.
The stressfulness and emptiness inside me actually became an inspiration for this project. Simply, questioning "Why am I feeling empty when I have work to do?" As we, me and my dad, discuss his concerns toward trashes. "Why do people like to be instant?" It leads to the foundation topic of this project, mindset.
I ask my PSE teacher for advice. "Is this something that often happened in our community?" - asking her the realness of my analysis. She mentioned how this is connected to the mindfulness of people. Another person mentioned mindfulness as well, my mentor. I keep hearing this term. Talking to myself "What in the world is this mindfulness thing?"
I became more and more curious. I then take on my first investigation. Hours of watching my favorite talks on youtube while snacking on Nutella. I remember the moment watching Carol S.Dweck sharing her understanding of growth mindset in such an inspiring speech. As well as Shauna Shapiro's Ted-talk. Sharing her journey in becoming a mindful person in her soothing voice.
Watching those thoughtful videos, I gain deeper knowledge. At least a base of "What mindfulness is?" Understanding the basics leads me to break down questions into smaller ones. "What is the connection between mindfulness and growth mindset?" "How are we able to a mindful person?" "How to be a constant in practicing mindfulness?" and many others - questions I used in this project.
The research then was added by questions for my audience. Getting a deeper insight into my audience. "What is a mindset for you?" "What is mindfulness for you?" "Do you have any experiences in this area?" - basic questions to trigger them. As an addition, I asked them questions such as "What do you want to know more about mindfulness?" to use as an idea for the products.
The Last step, putting it in a form of products. After receiving the answers from interviews, surveys, self-research, I conclude them into three platforms. In which those are workshops, a website, and a collaboration between Be Mindful and For The Wokes.
The decision of choosing the products comes with a dizzy mind. I keep on constantly changing my mind. Planned only to only launch one product, now ended up with 3 platforms.
The discussion I had with my mentor conclude having 2 platforms is the idealist to achieve the project's goal. Although outside my mentor and I's conversation, Azra and I, the founder of FTW, have also been discussing. We've been talking on and off about having our products as one even before CP legit begin.
This is some big responsibility I'm taking. At first, I asked myself "Is this possible?" "Am I capable to finish this?" All sorts of possibilities crossed my mind.
Having big expectations on my CP leads me to my demotivation and procrastinations. I was provided with a whole 10 months to take action, but I only use 1-2 months. Last-minute thing. Causing so much pain in my head.
My thoughts keep on disappearing. I was stuck in my own darkness. I'm lost in my own mind. That is what I felt playing around with topics around minds. It's a challenge I went through on my CP.
Interview - 00/00/20
An interview with 2 teenagers, Azra and Karima.
Interview - 11/10/20
An interview with Ms. Andi - A teacher and a mindful veteran.
Book Searching
Survey - 11/27/20
A survey I conducted to teenagers.
Survey - 02/24/21
A survey I conducted to y3 students of Sekolah Cikal Serpong.
Internet Searching
Be Mindful: Workshop
Attended by Y3s and Y7s of Sekolah Cikal Serpong, This workshop aims to give a personalized insight into mindfulness. Through the workshop, I was able to share and demonstrate the importance of being a mindful individual. At last, we reflect back at ourselves on it together.
What
This segment started with a quiz. Where I asked the audiences to tell me a simple struggle they experienced on their daily basis. Continuing with the definition of what mindfulness is all about.
Why
In the second segment, I share the reason being mindful is something they will benefits off. Adding the reason why it can help them.
How
Next segment, the third one. I share about practices that can be applied on a daily basis. Simple ones. We then demonstrate it together as well.
Mindful Reflection
The last segment of the workshop, the fourth. In the fourth one, we gather together and talk about what they just learn. Reflecting back on themselves. We share about which part of the workshop is our favorite!
Be Mindful: Recap
Be Mindful: Recap, a platform in the form of a website. This project has the purpose to provide a recap of information found on the internet and collect it as one. Through this website, it is targeting audiences who are starters in the world of mindfulness. Here, we provide 3 contents.
Standard Knowledge
Information of basics knowledge of mindfulness. Here, people will be able to get the What, Why, When surrounding mindfulness.
Mindful Guide
A mindful guide is a slide put on the website. The slide contains How you can be a mindful person. The simple mindfulness practice you can interpret in your everyday lives.
Recommendations
Through the content, recommendations, you will get preferences around mindfulness. If you like to read books, we got you both interesting knowledge and fun novel ones! If you like to read articles, we got you the informative ones! if you like to watch movies, we got you the engaging one! and lastly, if you like music, we got you some awesome playlist recommendations!
Be Mindful x For The Wokes - Coming Real Soon
Third and not least, a collaboration. This collaboration is between Be Mindful and FTW, For The Wokes. For The Wokes is a project created to raise awareness of "things we tend to subconsciously done nowadays." In this case, FTW is the main issue, and Be Mindful is the solution for it. With the combination of both projects, this collaboration is bringing a wider audience into spreading the aim of Be Mindful. Through FTW's platform, Be Mindful will give out tips and tricks on how to be mindful users both in and out of the digital world.
We will be posting our post on @forthewokes's feeds on Friday, April 9th, 2021. Click on the button below to check the page out. While waiting, give it a follow and explore the contents!
A summary video of my CP Journey. A story when I first start. Ending it with how this project helps my personal life.