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PSY 100: Random Acts of Kindness / Experimental Field Notes

RAK #1:

Situation / Environmental Notes:

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Spontaneous ____ or Planned ____

Why did I choose this act?

How do I feel physically BEFORE? __________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally BEFORE?_________________________________________________

How do I feel physically DURING? __________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally DURING? ________________________________________________

How do I feel physically AFTER? ____________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally AFTER? __________________________________________________

How is this experience NEW or Different?

How is it relevant to me? My goals? My values? Who I would like to be as a person?

Did I spend 20-30 seconds intentionally staying with the thoughts, physical, and emotional experiences produced to install them? Yes / No

RAK #2:

Situation / Environmental Notes:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Spontaneous ____ or Planned ____

Why did I choose this act?

How do I feel physically BEFORE? __________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally BEFORE?_________________________________________________

How do I feel physically DURING? __________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally DURING? ________________________________________________

How do I feel physically AFTER? ____________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally AFTER? __________________________________________________

How is this experience NEW or Different?

How is it relevant to me? My goals? My values? Who I would like to be as a person?

Did I spend 20-30 seconds intentionally staying with the thoughts, physical, and emotional experiences produced to install them? Yes / No

RAK #3:

Situation / Environmental Notes:

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Spontaneous ____ or Planned ____

Why did I choose this act?

How do I feel physically BEFORE? __________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally BEFORE?_________________________________________________

How do I feel physically DURING? __________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally DURING? ________________________________________________

How do I feel physically AFTER? ____________________________________________________

How do I feel emotionally AFTER? __________________________________________________

How is this experience NEW or Different?

How is it relevant to me? My goals? My values? Who I would like to be as a person?

Did I spend 20-30 seconds intentionally staying with the thoughts, physical, and emotional experiences produced to install them? Yes / No