iExamen 2

 Liam White

Dr. Ellis

EN 101

October 25, 2021

iExamen 2

            I think that it is important that everyone takes time to understand what they are saying. I mean everyone has a million thoughts a day but what amount of those thoughts are worth saying? That is not to say that people’s thoughts are not important but talking to just talk might not be worth it in the long run. That is what this project was for me. It was a reason to think about what I was saying and why. I did not think that it was going to change how I communicated in the day, but I was wrong.

            I really took this day to follow the guidelines of the assignment. I found out pretty immediately that more than half the things that I have to say are not useful. Half the time I am just talking to talk. I do not know if this is a bad thing, but I am used to it, so it was kind of quiet to just sit there and not talk. Additionally, without all the talking I was more in my head. It was not just weird for me, being that I am usefully talkative it was weird for my parents to not hear from me. I did not have anything useful for them, so I ended up not talking to them for the day. It was difficult for me to be this quiet because I do not usually like the quiet, however, when I was debating whether what I was going to say would be useful, I learned that What I was saying had more of an impact on people than when I just talked to keep away the quiet.

            Additionally, I found that when I get stressed, I tend to snap. I do not snap in an aggressive manner; I just tend to get short and it can turn into yelling easily. I really took this time to try and fix this. When I get short everything tends to be mean, whether it is the tone that I said something with or the statement that I am making. I took the time in this assignment to try and curb this habit. When I was in a stressful situation, instead of saying something that I would have to apologize for later I just did not say it. I liked this part of the assignment. It made me stop and think. A lot of times I am moving too fast to even think before I say something mean. However, for this assignment, I was made it a habit to think about everything before I said it. I believe that it made everything that I said more powerful. It appeared that I was fully thinking everything through and the things that I did say were well thought out.

            I really enjoyed this assignment. I tend to move fast and think fast, and because of that, I talk fast and hardly ever think about what I am saying. I liked this assignment because it made me slow down. It not only made me think about what I was going to say, but it also made me think about how I was saying it. It felt good to not snap at all and instead have good kind things to say.  This whole assignment just made me feel good. It not only taught me about myself but it made me kinder. I hope to take some of the thoughts and thoughtfulness that I practiced for this assignment into everyday life.