How often do the minds of those in your class wander? Matt Killingsworth unpacks his research and illustrates a connection between mind wandering and unhappiness, explaining the inherent value of staying in the moment. Begin a discussion around the concept of happiness with your learners, and then turn to links in the Additional Resources for further support. You can also use this as an exercise in identifying a speaker's argument and evaluating the evidence used to support a primary claim.

Additional Tags

life hack, wellness, emotional wellbeing, happiness, distraction, social studies

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Pros

• Speaker uses graphs to illustrate how he interpreted data in order to draw a conclusion
• Design your own assessment questions by flipping the lesson

Cons

• Not applicable to most content or Common Core standards

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3