Brainwashed

Acknowledge the Lizard: This is referring to the part of the brain that worries about safety and when needed dishes out anger. It causes us to be hesitant when showing something that we’ve created. It is afraid to be laughed at, which is what Pressfield calls “resistance”. This is the voice that is complicit in the brainwashing.

Connect: Some may think social networking is a waste of time. Yes I agree it can be but we must acknowledge a greater use for such technologies. Being connected is extremely beneficial. You can make real connections with people that have similar interests. This can teach you things most people would never learn. Society has never been so close. The future is connected and we must utilize the technology to the max.

Ship: Scarcity creates value. People that are getting things done and are able to beat the competition are going to succeed. They become indispensible. The goal is to be the best around.

     I do not find these exercises completely worthless, although there are many problems I have with them. First, I would like to point out that having a word count seems like a good suggestion because some students may not work as hard as others when writing these blogs. Though we are being graded by the quality of our writing, the problem is that we are also being graded on quantity. If I can get my point across in a lesser amount of words than is required, why does my grade have to suffer? When limitations are given the quality of the work will diminish. Even right now I have to bullshit some of these sentences just to meet the requirements. My second problem is the vagueness when assigning the blogs. Some of the homework is very questionable, meaning when I read what the project entails I just ask myself “Why?” It could just be me but sometimes I can’t grasp the value of these assignments. I think that these are just given to us as “work” to do. Maybe discussing the importance of the assignment and its relevance to media a little more thoroughly will help to motivate us. The third and final problem is I can’t understand whyI also have a suggestion for future assignments. This is a media class and we do study media, so maybe watching a film and writing an essay about it will give us more interaction to work with. It can also give us the opportunity for group collaboration if we like. I don’t think I’m alone in this. Many of us media types are artistic and creative. Writing a 500 word essay is not going to be in our list of specialties. The work we do for class should inspire us as filmmakers instead of making us dread the couple of hours it takes to right the assignment.