Thursday, May 8, 2008

Instead of Aiming for Efficiency

I hear the ticking of the cuckoo clock. Does time really go that fast?

I read this really great passage in my Comm book today - "It's ethnocentric to judge South Americans as lazy because they take their time to do things instead of aiming for efficiency" (Cooper 108). I take my time to do things, yet I still aim for efficiency... I'm not slow to do things, I just don't like being forced to do something. Is that the Asian American in me?

Ethnocentrism leads to judgments. I think I should take my time to think before acting or communicating negatively or without rashness.

"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible."
Orison Swett Marden

OKAY, so to go back to when my English Prof said, "Time management people." We, as college students, need to know how to budget our time wisely. A good way to accomplish that would be to study your schedule of classes, then find your rhythm into the game of jump rope that is college life, and start freaking hopping. You'll soon create your own beat, be following your own rhythm, and pretty soon, people will be hopping after you!

('._.)

Did you know you can write out math problems in Spanish? I think this is really helpful in improving Spanish vocab... Check it out - dos mas uno mas uno son quatro.
haha yay!



My own Jeopardy trivia question:

Answer: Naked Papers - good for the Showtime show that airs (or aired) at 9pm CST on Monday nights starring Mary-Louise Parker...

Question??

2 comments:

Unknown said...

dos mas uno mas uno igual a cuatro mas veinte igual a felicidades

xoxo Christine said...

LMFAO! hahahaaaaahaaaaaa SI! I freaking just got this message now! I mean, it's been posted for 2 years, but I just read it again and could not help but smile! Muchas gracias por todos... Besos, xoxo p.s. my Spanish is better than I thought! heehee