To begin with, I am currently in my IntroEcons class and posting this entry. It probably shows that "Ihavenorespectforschool" - according to zx, or it's just that this module is most likely not one of my major priorities (having gotten back my midterms - I prob have to put it as no.1 key priority for revisions!)
Well, something hit me the other night while pondering upon this thought: Our priorities in life changes over different frames of our lives. So, how do we determine what are the ones that we hope to attain? For students, grades v satisfaction of uni life or both can be attainable together; family time v new friends time v old friends time; money savings v expenditure for comfort - these are really random thoughts and I know many will agree that a lot of these may actualyl happen concurrently anyway...
What I want to express to people is this, "Don't let others be a priority in your life, when you are just an option in theirs..." Be it friends/colleague/relationship. I think we all understand how friends may care for others regardless of what he/she gets in return; after all the saying goes something like: you help others because you want to and not because you expect something in return right? But, a really friendly and helpful friend may not understand his/her own limits, since he/she would go all out to help others anyway! Imagine a pendulum - what will provide the resistance to stop the motion and regain it's equilibrium. Where do we find the balance in our lives?
Just a random thought on a Wednesday afternoon class. Got to buck up - it's already Week11 -.-
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Hmm... I would say maybe the analogy of a pendulum can be quite apt, especially if you were to talk about it in a real world situation where there is the presence of friction, air resistance and other forces which does not allow newton's first law of motion to go on indefinitely. However, we see that in our lives, there are aides that we can use to prolong the swinging of the bob, such as lubricant to smoothen out the axle/connector/...?
ReplyDeleteEven with all these, yes there is no denying that a pendulum will one day come to a complete stop, but it is then up to us to initiate the motion once again. To set things back in motion and become like they were.
Hopefully you get what I'm saying because I'm not too sure myself.
yo,haven't posted in some time...
ReplyDeletei don't quite understand how the pendulum theory applies but will attempt to explain what I's trying to imply.
"Don't let others be a priority in your life, when you are just an option in theirs.."
In game theory,when everyone becomes an option to another,logically, the dominant stratgey will be applied. And that strategy will be to live for yourself. Consequently,it is also the Nash equilibrium since no one has incentive to prioritise someone else in their lives.
Remarkably,the reality is totally opposite from the theory.We lead our lives not for ourselves, but for others actually.We are constantly seeking approval and acceptance by others. For example,we study hard to get good grades so that we get a better job in the future. Girls dress up to look conspicuous in front of guys vice versa.
So in summary,I do not believe that I is wrong, but a better phrase would be
"We need to learn how to prioritise,because we are all priorities of each other"
Have a good week ahead, looking forward to the meetup during the weekends!!!
Honestly, all this is flying over my head, and I don't really know how I can value-add here haha. I really like Gugu's bringing in of game theory and Nash equilibrium though...And I most certainly agree with Gugu's twist on what I has said.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'm an advocate of human agency. i.e. as much as there exists a supernatural body controlling things in life, a great deal of what happens everyday is a result of how we make everyday as it is. Time is a test of human agency - you make mistakes, you rectify them; when priorities change, you change your treatment of these priorities; when your treatment is flawed, you re-think and readjust accordingly ...
The motion of the pendulum draws its greatest strength from human agency (i feel). maybe what i'm saying is that ultimately we are owners of our own worlds.
okay that wasn't much value-add. sorry guys! (let you JD)
JD!!!!! n JD you again, hahaha
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