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Having now finished
The Hidden Life of Trees
and writing exercises, how would you describe
your experience with the book's subject matter
throughout the reading process?
In terms of cognitive association and making sense of the reading this week, what connections did you find yourself noticing or drawing on as you read? In other words, where did your brain focus, in terms of trying to care about or understand the book's material?
Having now finished
The Hidden Life of Trees
and writing exercises, how would you describe
your experiences with nature
this week, during your reading process?
Reflecting on Wednesday's writing exercises: did you feel any physical differences that you attribute to practicing attention (i.e., focusing on details outside yourself)?
Reflecting on Wednesday's writing exercises: did you feel any physical differences that you attribute to putting yourself in nature while writing?
Research consistently points to the physical and mental health benefits of being in "green spaces" (including the woods, the mountains, public parks, gardens, etc.). Related research also points to the ways in which both reading about nature and writing about nature can provide some parallel mental health benefits. (See for examples, the sources on our course website under Additional Resources-->"On literacy and nature.")
After this week, what would you say to those researchers? Where did their results correspond to your experience, and where did your experience diverge? Do you have any speculations regarding the factors contributing to the divergences?
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