Experience on the use of activities for personal development and hard sciences in higher education students

Abstract

Objective: To carry out activities called "awakening" in which students are intended to make students aware of their thoughts and their emotions derived from them to make decisions more assertively and not only by imitation or by mere automation. Methodology: They were provided with life reflections in the first 15 days of class for no more than 15 minutes at a time and later, a WhatsApp group was formed with volunteer students, in which they received small reflections and a daily exercise, for 21 days to realize their thoughts and control them for the benefit of their peace and tranquility. Contribution: As a result, more than 70% of both groups considered these activities to be beneficial and useful for their lives. Subsequently, more than 50% of both groups continued in mental diet activity receiving messages and a small exercise, daily for 21 days. In the classroom, there was better at-the-way behavior between them and the teacher during class development compared to previous semesters where this activity was not present.