rather than risk failure, they prefer to create conditions that make success impossible, a reflex that of course creates a vicious cycle.
If you're confident in you're work then you're most likely less to fail. I do believe people would rather create any reason on why they cant succeeded on what they're doing because it's easy for them to take "easy way out" without feeling like they're blaming themselves.
Elster thinks that people underestimate the time “it will take them to complete a given task, partly because they fail to take account of how long it has taken them to complete similar projects in the past
I can relate to this because I waited until the last day to turn in assignment. I was thinking the assignment was simple and I ended up getting it done two hours before the turn in time. My computer start having complications and that ended up taking up the whole two hours. I was unable to turn in my assignment and I had all week to complete it. Never underestimate time.
But our desires shift as the long run becomes the short run.
I think this a good example of procrastination. When you're procrastinating, you're thinking about getting the assignment done in the "long run". Telling yourself you have time or you'll do the assignment tomorrow. That tomorrow will lead to the "short run". Which now you have more desire to get it done because of the short period of time you now have.
The essence of procrastination lies in not doing what you think you should be doing, a mental contortion that surely accounts for the great psychic toll the habit takes on people.
A mental contortion is a complicated series of your actions or thought process. By having a complicated series leading to your action or not being able to fully comprehend and form a thought process can lead to a bad habit of procrastination.
came to the realization that procrastination might be more than just a bad habit.
As I read through the article, the author also mentioned that procrastination could stem from health issue such as anxiety, lack of confidence or if it's an unpleasant task.
mental health, misinformation, and social media and smartphone addiction, as well as limited attention spans that could harm our intellectual potential.
I do believe technology is a blockage for our intellectual potential. It does destroy our mental heath and it's a bad addiction because this world cant function without smartphones or any technology device.
AI has the potential to be highly disruptive for many industries in ways that are hard to predict
AI can be disruptive to society today because people are losing their jobs to technology that doesn't have all the requirement needs as a person might have. AI lacks scalability and adaptability.
They feared that they would lose their jobs to less skilled machine operators and that the textiles would be of lower quality.
I think for any person, losing your job to a machine that runs off wires and sometimes would have malfunction can be frustrating and devasting.
The radio, for instance, was both celebrated for its ability to disseminate information quickly and feared for its potential to influence public opinion
Radio in the 20th century is like social media today. The radio can be used in positive or negative way. On the positive aspect the radio can be used as news updates, music, entertaining people, or weather. On the negative aspect the radio can be used by spreading false information about something or someone, offensive language, or spreading confidential information.
Crafting a compelling point of view is perhaps the most difficult and demanding part of the writing process
I agree with this statement because to form a point of view that's understandable for readers is very difficult. You want to make sure your point of view is getting across to your audience.
piques
Pique- stimulate
but writing for a public audience has never been more popular. Blogging is widespread
For a more audience people love reading about other people personal experiences. On blogging websites, people are more freely to open up and connect with the author or other people.
prejudice
Prejudice- preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
dictation
Dictation- the action of saying words aloud to be typed. written down, or recorded on tape
Writing is a concrete form of thinking.
You want your writing to have a clear understanding to readers by providing precise details about what you're writing.
you’re supposed to be writing about, more or less, or in what direction you might go — but there was no way to get to this without first getting through the first five and a half pages.
Once your thoughts start coming together, your writing becomes more understandable throughout your essay.