Nana’s Journal

  We learned about self-awareness in class, understanding oneself is the first step towards self-realization and is one way to examine the current self. Today, I'll be exploring my strengths and weaknesses in terms of my career, using the five-step method I found online as a reference. The article suggests that strengths and weaknesses heavily depend on the situation, so this time I'll consider the context of finding a job. ５Steps to identify strength and weakness 1. Determine what skills, knowledge, and style of application will bring the desired outcomes and changes to fruition. 2. Review which of those you believe you have. 3. Rate how close a fit you believe what you have is a fit to what is required (e.g. 10 might be a perfect fit and zero represents no skills, knowledge, or application capability). 4. For ratings you ascribe yourself above zero, ask yourself how easy or challenging it is for you to apply the skills, knowledge, and understanding. 5. ...

  Have you ever experienced a depression after you came to Toronto?  Living in a  different country, such as a new environment, new people, and cultural  differences, may give you psychological stress somehow. This time, I'm going to talk about the depression I've felt since I came to  Canada and how I've dealt with it. The first time I felt a deep depression was last December. This is my fourth month in Toronto and there have been many changes. The probable cause is, ·Changed school ·A close friend I met in Toronto has returned to her country ·It became cold, and the weather continued to be bad. ·Lived in Basement In particular, I didn't expect Toronto's climate to affect my mental health so much. In Japan, there are many sunny days even in cold winters, and basements are not common. the way I dealt with them ·Move to new house with windows in the sun In addition to these sunshine problems, low greenness and air pollution can also cause depression. In my case, ...