Using Your Mind to Understand Your Mind by Jasette

Using Your Mind to Understand Your Mind by Jasette - November 2021 Scholarship Essay

A typical day in my life: wake up at 4:00 A.M., go to the gym, go to school, then go to work. During these three major places in my day, I encounter many different people. I find myself asking questions about these people such as, "Why does my coworker always leave a mess" and "Why does he always cause a scene during class." I used to look at these encounters in a negative way; not putting myself in their shoes. That was until I took psychology.

Psychology is a class that almost all schools have. But you do not think much about the subject unless you learn about it. I simply just took it to gain a credit, but it was no mistake. During psychology, I learned much new information about the way people act the way they do. Some of the information was shocking and very interesting.

So why exactly is this a class I believe deserves more emphasis? To answer that, I believe that if more people took the time to understand the science of mind and behavior, that we wouldn't be so quick to judge. We could understand where that person is coming from, and that there is a scientific reason that they behave in a certain way. The end goal is to have a more peaceful world and less hatred.