iExamen1, Gabriel Resende Mourao


 

Gabriel Mourao

EN-101-09 (Dr. Ellis)

iExamen 1

         Entering the day, I was expecting for me to interact more through technology and look back at the messages to find habits and mannerisms when people text. However, I was quite surprised that most habits of note came in the form of body language and gestures. I was also quite surprised at my own habits when it came to moving my hands, pointing, fidgeting, waving, etc. Although. Being more aware and looking for habits I came to realize how much you can tell from a person’s body language and how vacant that is in the form of digital communication.

         The First thing that I noticed of course it how you move about as soon as you awake. As soon as I left my bed to move around, I could feel my body being dragged along and only becoming sporadic and energetic after about an hour or two. I started my day with realizing how distracting our mobile devices can be as I spent hours on my phone reading manga and scrolling through social media. By the time I realized it was noon and I had not eaten a single thing. The next thing I noticed while messaging fellow classmates is how your intended message does not always get conveyed to the other party. For example, while I was texting someone so we could make a study group I had to ask them repeatedly throughout the day to make a group chat, I didn’t have anyone’s numbers so I could not make it. To not seem persistent or annoying I had to stop myself many times from repeating the same message twice or by adding “I’m sorry to keep bothering you about it”. It is difficult to convey your intentions when texting someone as it can be interpreted in many ways and when there not responding to your texts it can be frustrating. You don’t want to come out as an annoying person, but at the same time you’re trying to convey your message across, so it can be very difficult to get your intentions across in the form of texting. On the other hand, when I did meet up with my friends to study together it was much easier to get my thoughts across. I really needed help with the topic, and I believe that was conveyed thoroughly. However, there was one thing that I noticed that I tend to do when talking to others. I tended to avoid eye contact, I would still look in the direction of the person speaking just like my fellow peers, but when I am talking to someone I would always look away or down to avoid their eyes. I do not know why I do it and even while being aware of it I still would avoid their eyes. Perhaps it is an innate trait of mine or a side effect from isolating myself. I learned many things from just being observant of my habits. Although it was mainly focused at me then my peers I still learned many unexpected things about how I behave and that quite shocked me.



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