It's Origami Time With Matthew

  This week, I attempted the most difficult origami design I ever have. I started to feel totally lost a couple of times in the making process, but some patience and the rewind button made it possible. I wasn't sure a couple times if I could finish it, but I pushed through and I think it still turned out fairly well! I also noticed that my skills in following the folds has become much quicker than it used to be. I'm proud that I don't have to stop the video every two seconds anymore. I'm proud of my fighter jet this week. Storytelling or story making as described by Clark, Ennevor, and Richardson (1996) relates to my participation in origami because every time that I've made a new design, there is a new narrative that accompanies it. Perhaps there is new progress or a new technique that I've tried. I may even have had unique struggles that I haven't encountered yet. This week, I could tell a brief story about how I overcame the most difficult design that I...

This is the first time I have used two different pieces of paper for an origami design. It was fun to make separate parts and then put them together to make something that looks nice. I actually made one mistake though on the yellow flower "petals," which was cutting too large of a hole for the stem. This kept it from being able to connect snugly. However, I think it was still beneficial for me to branch out a bit more and try something different with origami! The Deci and Ryan (2008) article related to my experience with infusing origami into my life by letting me have the autonomous choice to choose this occupation. All we had to do was choose something different that we've never experienced, so I felt like I became responsible for my experience in origami. this helped me to commit to it. I've certainly felt more autonomous in this occupation because of our freedom in choosing what the new occupation could be. There are so many different choices that we could have m...

I had a whaley good time this week with origami!😏 I wanted to try a design that can stand on its own. I felt like this week, especially compared to the first two weeks, origami has gotten considerably easier and more enjoyable. I still probably couldn't invent a new design by myself on-demand, but it feels less stressful to follow the precise and intricate folds. Something that origami has taught me, as well as other difficult challenges in life, is that much of how learning how to do something new is learning how to learn it.  Something that came to mind during the "Flowers on the Wall" song was that perhaps meaningful occupations can be very different for different people. They suggested through the song that perhaps their everyday occupations seemed boring to onlookers. However, their chorus sang "I'm having lots of fun countin' flowers on the wall, that don't bother me at all." They sounded completely content with the simple things in life that ...

 This week, I had a new approach to learning a new origami design by being taught in person! My wife actually knew this design and she wanted to show me how to make it for this week. Having someone there in person who I could ask questions to made it significantly easier to make. I appreciated how much less stressful it felt to be exact because I didn't have to squint and stare at a screen to find the precise folding points.  Social support has been a resource that very positively affected my new occupation this week. The encouragement and participation from my wife made it easy to start and follow through with. It also helped me to attempt a new design that I may have felt is a bit too daunting at first. A resource mentioned in the Cantor and Sanderson (1999) reading that has felt not very relevant has been power and status. I feel unsure how I would apply that principle with my experience so far with origami.  A past principle that we have learned about that I reflect o...

My new occupation feels like it is going much better recently! This week, I felt a noticeable difference in my skill level compared to when I started. Even though most origami shapes start out the same, I am impressed that something new can come from it every time. I am getting a feel for how to follow the guides that I use better and how to make precise folds. Factors that have played a role in choosing my new occupation included something that felt like they could stretch my skills yet still be realistic. I also wanted to find something that seemed conducive to the course to write about and with tracking my progress reasonably well. The guides that I have found to teach me how to do different shapes have been a large factor in how I go about implementing my new origami skills. Video guides have specifically been the most helpful when they go at a certain pace.  Regarding my new occupation in origami, my reflection off of the self-perception mirror has improved over time. At first...

      Some  skills, domains, activities, etc. in your life that I tend to apply Dweck's entity theory include learning chemistry, painting, drawing, and volleyball. These are all things in the past that I have tried that I have either had great difficulty and/or little interest in. These barriers have influenced me to feel that I have less capacity to improve in those areas. However, I understand more now that with more effort I could probably improve with enough diligence.       Other skills or activities in my life that I apply Dweck's incremental theory would include most schoolwork, basketball, and building relationships with others. These are skills that I have worked at most of my life and that have been much more valuable to me. For example, when I first meet someone, I believe that over time that the relationship can grow and that it can become better and better with more effort put into it.           My occup...