Distracted

 

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Jaon pay apason ugsa di na magdugay sa trabaho…

Before, time can still be spent for extra work in the office since there were few options. Not like now when a new restaurant is opening and there seems to be a need to grace the event to post something on social media. With this, it seems that you are having a good life. Or there is a need to update with the lives of friends and try not to be left out since they just come from a vacation abroad.

The fear of missing out, or FOMO, refers to the feeling or perception that others are having more fun, living better lives, or experiencing better things than you are. It involves a deep sense of envy and affects self-esteem.

People of this generation need to have some sort of happy moments to be posted on social media so for them to be validated that they are “living their lives”. That’s why they need to be fast in doing their work so to find “moments” they can use in updating their status.

Since the advent of social media FOMO has become more obvious. Social media has accelerated the FOMO phenomenon in several ways. It provides a situation in which people are comparing their regular lives to the highlights of others' lives (Scott, 2022).

Before, work seemed to have a blessing on its own that teachers spend extra time in checking papers and writing lesson plans and training their learners outside school hours because there were no distractions like online games and video recordings for Tiktok postings.

FOMO can also lead people into behaviors that actively do them harm. In 2018, a Credit Karma/Qualtrics study of 1,045 Americans aged 18-34 revealed that almost 40 percent had gone into debt so they could "keep up" with the lifestyles of friends that they had seen on social media. Another study showed that FOMO causes fatigue, stress, and sleep problems in university students (Bradshaw, 2019).

There is nothing wrong with being happy and finding happiness through relationships and adventures. But if these are being dictated by something rooted from envy, that is another story.

Time magazine reported: Research findings show those with low levels of satisfaction of the fundamental needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness tend towards higher levels of fear of missing out as do those with lower levels of general mood and overall life satisfaction.

We need to be grateful with what we have. Dreams and ambitions propel us to better heights, but we need to guard our desires whether these are rooted to the attainment of self-actualization or purely driven out by the need to compete.

Poor Quality

 

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Hamok taghimo hampan yay nahimo.

There is this current study on multitasking which revisits the so-called efficacy of work in the 21^st century. People seem to embrace the world where multitasking is the name of the game. There are those who are attending virtual meetings while signing papers and checking emails. There is nothing wrong about it. Yet, something is happening to the brain.

A report from healthshots.com mentions: Multitasking is not just inefficient and affects your quality of work, but it is stressful. This is because when you perform many tasks at one time, your brain continuously switches between tasks. This increases the chances of mistakes and errors at work and can result in high stress and anxiety levels.

This is a logical consequence of the lack of focus characteristic of multitasking. When doing several things at once, your mind is divided between them so it’s only natural that your mistakes will multiply. And according to the Stanford research, multitaskers are terrible at filtering out irrelevant information.

Yes, there is nothing wrong with performing one task at a time, but the QUALITY of the work and output will be at stake.

In 2011, the University of California, San Francisco published a research study showing how quickly shifting from one task to another impacts short term memory. The impact is always negative and becomes increasingly apparent as a person gets older. Just because one can handle the tasks right now does not mean that in 5 or 10 years, the person will be able to go on about life in the same way.

This is one of the discourses on the study of higher order thinking at present. It seems that students are too distracted with too many things their minds cannot concentrate on a single task. Shifts of concentration happen and the ability to deepen ideas are hampered. They need instant answers through Google and AI (like Chat GPT) so that they can do more things at once.

Yes, we are too fast but our COGNITION is slow.

Artificial Learning

 

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Ugsa baja mihamok an taglaong na brayt.

When the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT was introduced in November 2022, the new technology has displayed the power and potential that AI (artificial intelligence) can have on our lives.

A lot of students are downloading the application for the AI to write essays, review literature and even perform analytical juxtaposition of ideas. All you have to do is type the thing assigned to you (like, make a social stand on single-use plastic) and an outstanding output will be given automatically.

Nelson of FOXBusiness reported: Open AI CEO Sam Altman, the company behind ChatGPT, admitted earlier this month that he was even "a little bit scared" of the powerful technology his company is developing. While Altman predicted that artificial intelligence "will eliminate a lot of current jobs," he has said the technology will be a net positive for humans because of the potential to transform industries like education.

The rise of ChatGPT has caused worries among education experts and academic faculty due to posing risks of ethical issues in schools like cheating and incentivizing minimal effort from students.

The academic community must be aware of this technological advancement. There are college instructors who are still unaware of the presence of this AI. Senior high school teachers must also look into consideration on how to check whether their learners are really thinking or just allowing the application to do it.

Joe Toscano, a former Google consultant, told Fox News Digital that he believes that ChatGPT is going to have a "dramatic impact" on education.

If the present learners rely on this technology and forget the main reason why they are studying, their minds and learning will also become artificial.

Manipulative, Toxic and Sick

 

Tabangon dajon.

There are people who use their weaknesses as an advantage. They even magnify their so-called illness so to free them from responsibilities and there are instances that they even make others feel guilty about the “harm” brought by the situation to them.

Manipulation has a powerful effect on us, as we are social and emotional creatures. In fact, we are sometimes convinced by the most trivial attitudes and actions.

A high degree of manipulation towards others may even be a sign of psychopathy. In short, the manipulator uses their weaknesses for their benefit. The manipulator uses weaknesses against you and compels you to act the way they want.

This can be common to relationships when a partner will then get sick or becomes upset to physically function over petty things. The culprit then manipulates the other and most of the time, succeeds.

Emotional manipulation uses those same tactics to trigger intense emotional reactions deliberately meant to drain another person’s energy or to destabilize their emotional well-being (Allen, 2021).

Psychologists say the root cause of manipulative behavior can often be toxic cycles of violence, narcissism, or unhealthy relationships in the manipulator’s own childhood.

Despite their outward appearance and behavior, they often have no self-confidence. It’s why many manipulators rely on external validation to bolster their egos and give them a sense of security (Gilbert, 2022).

If the relationship is toxic enough and the manipulator continues to manipulate despite discussions and confrontations, self-love must prevail. Pity shall also be felt by the person to the self not just to the other.

Leaving is sometimes a wise option.

Going Out

 

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Waya muduyog..

Our daily struggles to make a life entails a lot of risks. There are times that we do not have to play safe to explore new horizons and continue to grow. Indeed, when we go out of our comfort zones, we proceed to the learning and growth zones.

But, what if we commit mistakes along the way? This question is often asked by people who tend to stay in their comfort zones and do not dwell on the FEAR ZONE,

It takes courage to step from the comfort zone into the fear zone. Without a clear roadmap, there’s no way to build on previous experiences. This can be anxiety provoking. Yet persevere long enough, and you enter the learning zone, where you gain new skills and deal with challenges resourcefully (Page, 2020).

Yet, there are those who linger in their comfort zones and resist on the possibility of growing and learning because of FEAR – fear of committing mistakes, fear of not being accepted, and many things more.

Life isn’t exactly a predictable affair; perhaps then, people shouldn’t be either. Sooner or later, everyone faces adversity. A habit of expanding our comfort zone equips people to handle change and ambiguity with more poise, leading to resilience.

In researched-based theories, a lot of challenges lead to coping strategies. Look at what happened during the pandemic, the education sector now realized the functionality of hybrid lessons that even universities are resorting to online platforms of learning. This is just an example of a coping strategy developed during a difficult situation.

Still, there are those who justify their actions. They insist that they are NOT interested to learn. Where in fact, they are simply afraid to commit mistakes.