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I just realized something. Whenever I write papers, I usually use the words, "I think.." to explain certain topics and ideas that I need to write about. However, in LJ, I usually write "I feel..." when I write about something. This makes me wonder if, unconsciously, I believe that the word "think" is more credible than the word "feel."
Being trained as a scientist, I always have to sort out whether something is objective or subjective in my mind. They're both important in the long run... That's why psychological scientific articles are written with a conclusion, where the experimenter can talk about how he/she intuitively feels about the results. However, the objective always comes first. There's always a section that describes the results purely in a statistical fashion.
This makes me think about how I handle life. There's a time to laugh (subjective) and a time to work (objective). Personally, I've always had this need to combine the two somehow... like having a job I can enjoy. I guess that's why I'm really attracted to psychology as a major. In a way, it harmonizes the two forces. Even Carl Rogers (one of the founding fathers of humanistic psychology) talks about this in his book.
I'm also very curious... and I like to get into people's minds... so those are other reasons why I'm into psychology.
I guess it's just funny to think I'm a psychology major. I never once considered it when I was younger.
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Ehehe... time to brag...
This week has been interesting so far. I gave a funny speech, and it made everyone in the class laugh. The girl who went after me even said.. "Wow.. I don't know if mine is any good anymore. It's hard to top that." It's very rewarding to give a speech like that. I even had some people cheering for me after class. x_x
I also got the highest grade on my stat midterm. The average was 59%, and I managed to get a 93%, the only A in the class. ^^ I'm proud of myself.
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Hm.. I have to wake up early for my weekly counseling appointment. I don't even think I needed to sign up. It was just a precautionary approach in response to my grandfather's death. I really don't have much I want to talk about anymore.
I don't really think counseling is for me. I'm used to doing things alone, and while having someone there to talk to is nice... I feel like it's a waste of my time. Talking to my counselor is like talking to myself... It's the internal dialogue in my mind externalized. It's really nice to have someone validate my thoughts though, but I realized that it's something I can do on my own.
I think I've considered myself as "alone" for too long now. I don't know if I can change that outlook in my life. It's become my strength, but at the same time... I wonder if it's also the thing that hurts me the most.
Hm... lots of thoughts tonight.
Being trained as a scientist, I always have to sort out whether something is objective or subjective in my mind. They're both important in the long run... That's why psychological scientific articles are written with a conclusion, where the experimenter can talk about how he/she intuitively feels about the results. However, the objective always comes first. There's always a section that describes the results purely in a statistical fashion.
This makes me think about how I handle life. There's a time to laugh (subjective) and a time to work (objective). Personally, I've always had this need to combine the two somehow... like having a job I can enjoy. I guess that's why I'm really attracted to psychology as a major. In a way, it harmonizes the two forces. Even Carl Rogers (one of the founding fathers of humanistic psychology) talks about this in his book.
I'm also very curious... and I like to get into people's minds... so those are other reasons why I'm into psychology.
I guess it's just funny to think I'm a psychology major. I never once considered it when I was younger.
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Ehehe... time to brag...
This week has been interesting so far. I gave a funny speech, and it made everyone in the class laugh. The girl who went after me even said.. "Wow.. I don't know if mine is any good anymore. It's hard to top that." It's very rewarding to give a speech like that. I even had some people cheering for me after class. x_x
I also got the highest grade on my stat midterm. The average was 59%, and I managed to get a 93%, the only A in the class. ^^ I'm proud of myself.
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Hm.. I have to wake up early for my weekly counseling appointment. I don't even think I needed to sign up. It was just a precautionary approach in response to my grandfather's death. I really don't have much I want to talk about anymore.
I don't really think counseling is for me. I'm used to doing things alone, and while having someone there to talk to is nice... I feel like it's a waste of my time. Talking to my counselor is like talking to myself... It's the internal dialogue in my mind externalized. It's really nice to have someone validate my thoughts though, but I realized that it's something I can do on my own.
I think I've considered myself as "alone" for too long now. I don't know if I can change that outlook in my life. It's become my strength, but at the same time... I wonder if it's also the thing that hurts me the most.
Hm... lots of thoughts tonight.
