ABSTRACT
Yet, the growth and excellence that author's desire for their students cannot happen without a firm understanding of the impact of emotions on thoughts and behaviors. There is a purpose for the positive emotions that accompany student interests. A student writer may enter a state of flow when creating the next part of her poem in progress; this is accompanied by positive emotions, which reinforce the behaviors surrounding both flow and the activity of interest. Students need to self-reflect on emotions as they relate to achievement motivation concepts, such as growth mindset, grit, tenacity, flow, and procrastination. They know what tasks will be motivating and what tasks will be difficult based upon known emotional patterns.
