Healthier Sleep Patterns

My personal learning goal for this week in response to chapter 9 was to try to adjust myself to healthier sleeping patterns. My objectives for this were to cut back on caffeine, go to bed earlier, and to not waste time in the mornings by sleeping in. The methods I used to achieve this goal were: avoid going to C-Store to avoid temptation of buying energy drinks, hence hopefully the lack of caffeine will let me fall asleep earlier, and to set multiple alarms in the morning to make sure I get up. I measured my success by realizing that I was more tired more often, although I did accomplish more throughout my week. My attitude has changed in that I think caffeine helps me however too much leads to poor sleep patterns. This directly relates to chapter 9 because it is a good example of self-regulated learning. I set up a Winne and Hadwin 4 phase model. I also realized how my environment affects my sleep patterns and what I can do to help regulate them which is an example of social cognition.