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i can't go on anymoreeeeeeeeee. i have zero motivation to study since i know i'm switching courses next sem anyway, and mno is requiring every ounce of my patience. there is so damn much to read, i doubt i can remember anything anyway even if i did manage to finish all my readings. blardeeee hell.
i have started watching ANTM cycle 1 on youtube already. this shows how much my studying has degenerated because under perfectly normal circumstances, i'd be interested in my mno readings.
i state this case as an example. when i was reading my mno text in the library yesterday, i was particularly motivated to continue reading on cos something i read just made so much sense to me. like, it explained why i and people in general behave in a certain manner.
i quote:
fundamental attribution error: The tendency to attribute the behaviour of other people more to internal than to external factors,and
self-serving bias: A perceptual error whereby people attribute their favourable outcomes to internal factors and their failures to external factors.internal factors being the person's own abilities (or lack of) and inclinations, and external factors being environmental or situational in nature.
doesn't it make so much sense? i mean, how many of us blame ourselves when something goes wrong? it's usually like, "it's all because of the rain" or "that idiotic guy made everything go wrong". and when something goes right for us, we'll be like, "yeah, i did work hard for it
after all" etcetcetc. and when someone does something wrong, the usual response that comes out of our lips resemble something like "sheesh, he/she's always been such a klutz".
it makes perfect sense, so i don't think it's only applicable to organizational behaviour, actually. (ahaha the title of my mno text) if you ask me, these theories are all quite perfectly relevant and applicable to other aspects of our lives, and more importantly, the day-to-day aspect of our behavioural patterns and the like.
watching ANTM made me realise something. yes, bimbotic shows do teach things sometimes. :D
this contestant Robin who was a staunch Christian was 'worried' about her fellow contestant Elyse because this Elyse girl was an atheist. Robin was worried for her cos she believed that she'd go to hell, not believing in God. so one morning when Robin was doing her quiet time and reading her bible, she came upon this verse that went along the lines of 'foolish is the man who doesn't believe in God'. so thinking she could help 'save' Elyse's soul or something, she called Elyse over and showed her the quote. which didn't leave Elyse feeling any more 'saved' or happy, actually.
bottomline is, many a time we do things out of good will that is misinterpreted by others. also, sometimes what we do out of good will may not be executed in the right way. it was so clearly evident to me when i was watching that episode on youtube and i was like, wow, ANTM teaches me stuff.
okay so i don't wax lyrical about the educational benefits of ANTM because honey, in all reality there aren't any concrete ones. but it's a good destresser for me, and hey, it works. i'm not complaining. :P study session in the library tomorrow. i am debating whether or not to bring my laptop with me. on one hand, it'll allow me much-coveted study breaks in the form of more episodes of ANTM. on the other hand, the much-coveted study breaks may not be such a good idea after all cos I SHOULD BE DEVOTING ALL MY TIME TO STUDYING, DAMMIT.
or trying to study, at least, even if i'm not actually studying. 4 more days till the start of it all. the start of the end! cannot wait.
