From here on out, your blog posts will no longer simply answer a question posed by Mrs. Legate that relates to the chapter. YOU will be deciding the direction of your post by reflecting on what you read.
Some ideas for starting your post could include answering any of these questions:
- Which idea(s) stood out to you the most in this chapter? Why?
- Which idea(s) were you most able to relate to? Why?
- Which idea(s) did you disagree with? Why?
- Was there anything from the reading that made you think of something from your own life? Share it!
Your reflection posts should always amount to more than one solid paragraph (at least 2)
For this particular post, you are responding to BOTH the ideas expressed in the Habit 3 section from the book AND the ideas in the "Me Me Me Generation" article from
Time Magazine. Try to draw a connection between both of them. Good luck!
Some ideas I could most relate to were the time quadrants. The ones I relate most to would be the prioritizer, and the "yes man." The reason I picked the prioritizer is because I like to get things done so I'm not cramming things in at last minute. I like to plan things out so I know what I'm doing. I picked yes man because, people are always asking me to do things for them. Whether at work or in school. I do so much for other, I don't have time to do my own work, or do stuff I want to do.
ReplyDeleteAs for the blog, I disagree with a lot of the things they have to say. Like calling kids these day lazy, and procrastinators. I don't believe that all kids are this way. Another would be calling us selfish. Some kids have jobs. For almost every job, you are involved with people, and have to talk to them.
There were two ideas that stood out to me in this chapter. First is the time quadrants. These stood out to me because it shows you what time quadrant you are in. Depending on which one you are in it also allows you to see what you need to do to get into "the prioritizer" quadrant. The second is never let fears make your decisions.This stood out to me because i think its important not to let fear rule your life.
ReplyDeleteI think that there is some truth in the me me me generation but there is some of it that isnt true. everything about that really just depends on what kind of a household you are growing up in. most parents just give their child whatever they want and dont make them work for it. those are usually the families with money. now the parents who dont have a lot of money their children usually have to work to pay bills or even for the ones that dont live at home they have to pay for a lot. that teaches them responsibility early on and teaches them that it isnt just about them. but for the kids who get everything handed to them, they are always going to think its about them.
One of of me ideas was time quadrants. Because some times I do find myself doing the same what it is in the book. I procrastinator when I am at a vacation because I always put first thing last some times. I also find myself at Q2 the prioritize because I but homework last. I find myself saying yes to everyone if they ask want to hand out or do you want to come over I say yes with out asking my parents first. And least but last Q4 the slacker. When I have football on Saturdays I take the rest of the day off by playing box.
ReplyDeleteTwo ideas that stood out to me were the quadrant. These stood out to me because it shows what quadrant you are in for time. This helps you see what you need to do to get into the priotitizer quadrant. The second one is never let fear make your decisions. This stood out to me because if you let fear lead your life your not going to get to far because your going to be to scared to try new things
ReplyDeleteI think that there is some true things in the me me me generation but some of it i did not agree with it. So first off depends on the house hold you live in. Its not right for people to think that we have it easy when we don't. The kids that have it easy i think would be the family's with money to were they don't have to work for any thing and just have to ask there parents for money. Then there are kids like me who have to work for what they have because there parents might not have a nice job or can even hold a job. It just kinda makes me mad because people see the family's with money and there kids and how they act and think that all of us are like that.
some ideas i relate to were the time quadrants. the ones i relate to are the procrastinator and the yes man. i relate to the procrastinator because when i got stuff to do or homework i usually wait to the last minute to do it. i always say i got time or that its not due till this day. well that day comes quicker than i think than at the last minute i'm rushing to get it done and its not as good as it could have been if i got it done sooner. i picked the yes man because when people ask me to do stuff or help them out i always say yes than i don't have time to do my stuff i need to get done or want to do.
ReplyDeletei have to agree with the article because a lot of what they say about our generation is true. our generation has come to where they are always relying on their phones or the internet. i generation also has become lazier to because of all the technology we have now. but for the most part i agree with the article.
I with you on the procrastinator quadrant
Deletei agree with you on the procrastination quadrant of the chapter
DeleteFrom the article I disagree and agree from the article. What agree from it is that since now it's the 21 century there is all lot of kids use technology to use Facebook, twitter, snap check ect now days. During the between the 1980's and 2000 before we had technology thinks to computers now kids have them on phones like a iPhones, Ipads, Smart phones, ect. Because kids wants one of them to chat during a class or in school completely. I disagree from because some kids don't use any of the technology because they think its now worth the money and what the point of it any. They also know if they have in school and they get caught with it they get a in-school and the phone or iPod taken away from them during the day and get yelled at from their parents.
ReplyDeleteThe quadrants part of the chapter really stood out to me. I feel like I try to be a prioritizer a lot more this year than ever. I have a calendar and a planner for my jobs and my activities. It helps me a ton! It helps a lot more because I have color coded it with pens. I feel like when I'm not being much a prioritizer I am either being a yes man and kind of a somewhat procrastinator. I tend to say yes a lot like yes I can be there and yes I can cover your shift and yes I of course I can do the flyer you forgot to do!
ReplyDeleteFor the artical I am definitely 50/50. Part of me was disgusted by the things he said and the other half was also disgusted because I agreed with it. I don't think I am the stereotypical me me me millennial. I will admit I am all about instagram and reality tv but I don't expect things to be handed to me, I was raised knowing that you had to work hard sometimes to get the results you wanted. I plan on doing something with my life and not living with my mom until I'm 20 something. I WANT to grow up and make a life for myself to be proud of. I don't care for Kim K. and I could care less about Facebook, selfies and Twitter. I am totally against him sterotyping every single one of us but I don't care what he says because I feel like he is just like everyone else too. I think it all depends how you were raised and who you affiliate yourself with.
its good to prioritize
Deleteits good to be prioritized because than you know what you got planned and need to do
DeleteAlyson, I think it's good that you prioritize. Just as long as you get your important things done first! I'm a yes man too, especially when it comes to work.
DeleteThere were two things that stood out to me in this chapter. One thing was the Big rock and little rock talk. It surprised me a lot because I related to that part quite a bit. I see myself doing this a lot, not planning like I should be. I do have a planner and it does help me a lot. I put things under the big rock category that probably don't belong there, but now I know how to fix these mistakes. Another subject that stood out was quadrant 3. I do this all the time, I will say yes to things that I shouldn't say yes to. It is hard to say no sometimes. I will learn from it sooner of later.
ReplyDeleteThe article was hard for me to decide how I felt about it. I disagree and agree with some of the things that he talks about. I do see us being the generation that is more lazy whether we want to admit it or not. I know that we have school and work but we tend to lay around every chance we get. Also, we are on our phones constantly. We always have to know what is going on. I disagree though when he puts us all in the same category. Some of us are different. We do not need all the technology that is handed to us. Some of us don't sit around and watch t.v and play video games. I do not find us anymore selfish then some of the adults around us.
its not a bad thing that you dont plan just as long as you have enough time for the important things in life
DeleteIn the chapter the Quadrant section stood out to me most. i feel like i am trying to prioritize more so i'm not so frustrated and behind when it comes to school. i keep a planner for school and for my work schedule so i can base what i want to do in my free-time and base them around how much time i have and what i want to do. i really say yes to people or questions if i feel like they don't relate to me or if i actually don't want to do them i just say yes so that they will leave me alone and go on with their day.
ReplyDeleteI agree half and half on the article entitle the Me Me Me generation because they are talking about many things about our world some of it i agree with and some of it just makes me mad because it is talking about how lazy today's teens are and they are giving some of us a bad title even if we aren't lazy people of the old age are going to look different on us and think we are all a bunch of spoiled brats. i want to grow up and live on my own do things by myself and not just have things handed to me i don't want my parents to think even when i'm not living with them that they still need to take care and provide for me i want to have that self accomplishment of feeling great for doing it myself.
The quadrant that I see myself fulling into would be "Prioritizer". I plan everything out. If I get worker on monday i figure out when it need to be done and I'll have it done by then. I will write done what i will be doing after school of threw out the week or even that I will have to do for the week end. I have plenty of time in my schedule so I can do things for myself and for others.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, The "Me Me Me Generation" article that i read from Time Magazine, I agree 80% with that article. I agree because the technology that we have today is ruining this world. School. When is the last time you heard someone compliment you on your hand writing or as a 3rd grader getting an A+ in penmanship. You do hear that anymore because everything is done on a computer or tablet. Facebook. I see people all the time with there faces planted to their phone because OMG Sally's dog took its first poop outside, Jim got 5 pennies and not a nickel. I hate when i go out to the movies or a football game and my girlfriends doent know whats happend at the end because Frank have pizza for lunch and OH MY GOD it was amazing. I disagreed with the article because they called us lazy. Don't get me wrong there are soem really lazy teens but most of us are not. For example, I worked two jobs this summer plus i had football and whatever need to be done a home.
WAIT, JOHN GOT A NEW GIRLFRIEND YESTERDAY. AND FRED KNOWS HER, BUT JILL DOESNT KNOW HER. WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN NOW!?
DeleteThe ideas of the Me, Me, Me, Generation would be i agree with some of it and some of it i disagree on the parts i disagree on were the first paragraph where he is calling us millenials and he is calling us deeply anxious. And he also says seventy percent of people check their phones every hour. Some parts i do agree on is the what they do understand.
ReplyDeleteI agreed this article because most teens don't know when to get off their phones and be aware of their family and friends. Most of the time they talk to people through their phones when the person is right next to them. When they can put their phone down and actually look and the person and talk to them.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that teens in the Me me me generation are not as hard working as teens from the past. Teens from the past had to use books and pencil and paper to get their homework done. But teens in this generation have computers and rarely use pencil and paper that much anymore.
There are two ideas that really stood out to me in Habit 3. The first is "never let your fears make your decisions". If you let your fears take over your mind while making a decision you could be missing out on a great opportunity. The second idea was the time quadrants. They helped me realize i spend more time then i probably should in the "yes man" quadrant then I probably should. Which is where my procrastination problem comes into play. I need to spend more time in "the prioritizer" quadrant. I tend to put less important things in before the more important things.
ReplyDeleteAbout the "Me Generation" i do agree with somethings that it said like for instance how this generation is becoming a little to dependent on technology. However, i disagree with most of what it has to say. Its not fair that they say we have it easy. Thats like saying every teen has the same life style and experiences the same things, which is nowhere near true. Granted some do have it easier than others, life as a tenns still isn't easy. Especially in todays society. Some teens come home and are the parent/ adult of their household for whatever reason. They help others with their responsibilities while taking on their own. It gets to be a little overwhelming. It is a time in a persons life where they are taking on more real world responsibilities and learning to cope with adult decisions.