THINKING WITH A YELLOW BRAIN BY CAROLINE WEINER

My brain thinks differently.

Different can be good and bad at times. But it wasn’t until this semester, that I realized how my dominant yellow brain affects my decisions in everything I do. 

Going about my online school work this semester, I often found myself jumping back and forth between assignments. Consequently, I would never fully finish one before I moved on to the next. Although I have always seen my dominant yellow brain way of thinking as a good thing, I found it destructive to staying on task and keep myself from procrastinating.

I started to accept my yellow brain as a burden in my life and getting down on myself for not being equally analytical, organized, or emotional. 

However, through my experiences this semester, developing a new positive mindset made me realize that I can accept these mistakes I have made in my academic life and grow from them. 

Accepting my failures is one thing, but taking accountability for my thoughts and how this affects my behavior is the key to breaking my self-hindering habits.

My thinking is not limited to one thing. I am able to adapt and gain a new perspective from others and their strengths in other parts of the brain. 

Using my whole brain is a choice, not a limitation.