Introduction
For my final Apollo project, I chose to look in habit. More specifically, I chose to look into how habits are formed and how the habits we practice create our identity.
History
For the history portion of my project I chose three habits that I wanted to begin practice and over the course of eleven days I stayed committed to practicing those habits and I journaled how I felt those habits changed me as a person. One habits I chose to begin practicing was I wanted to start waking up earlier. I chose to begin practicing this habit because I started falling into the habit of turning my alarm off the second it would go off, and I didn't want to get too comfortable doing that. The second habit I decided to begin practicing was staying off my phone for at least a half hour before I would go to sleep. I wanted to begin this habit because I wanted to find a way to get better sleep at night. Blue light emitted by cell phone screens restrains the production of melatonin, the hormone that controls your sleep-wake cycle. This makes it even more difficult to fall asleep and wake up the next day. To practice this habit, I decided to swap playing on my phone before bed for reading right before I want to sleep instead. The final habit I decided to practice was staying off of social media. Just like most teenagers, I spend too much time on social media. I wanted to break this habit because there have been numerous studies explaining the negative mental health effects of social media usage. If you would like to read my habit journal, click the button below!
English
For the English portion of my project, I wrote an essay that focuses on how habits form our self identity. Throughout my essay, I explain the different habits that form the identity of an American teenager. For example, fashion, speech, and social media usage all contribute to the stereotype of American teenagers. If you would like to read my, click the button below!