Author: Leslie De La Cruz (Page 5 of 7)

As I reread the article I found it easier because I had a few words defined that I hadn’t known the first time reading it. I got used to using the context clues as well instead of just finding google definitions and actually trying to challenge myself to figure out the meanings. This time around I focused more on specific places where I got lost during the reading and tried to dissect that specific area. One of the specific places that I got distracted the most was when he talked about the movie titles. At first I was more focused on being able to identify those movies and realizing that I knew some of them instead of actually focusing on the story that the author was trying to tell. The author used these examples of watching a more comedic movie in earlier dates and then watching more serious movies at a later date to show how procrastination works in many ways. By leaving a movie for later you are more inclined to find a funnier and more comedic movie in the time period in between and may not even remember to watch the more serious movie when you were supposed to. This experiment goes to show that our preferences aren’t going to be the same over a period of time. As I reread this specific part I focused more on the overall message instead of focusing on bits and pieces and in the end it actually made sense in my head what the author was trying to say in that specific place in the passage. One of the main things that also helped me this time around was printing and highlighting my own copy so that I could mark all the places that I found confusing in order to dissect it throughout the passage. 

When I reread “Later” I plan on focusing on the few sections that I found myself zoning out on and actually try to understand what the author is trying to say in those sections. I would also try not to focus too much on the length of the whole article and break it down to smaller pieces so that I can actually read and understand the piece instead of reading just to get it over with. I feel like if I break it down the second time around I’ll be able to actually get what the author is saying in the parts that I lost focus the first time that I read it. When it comes to vocabulary I’ll also try to use context clues as well as looking up the definition of the word.

As I was reading “Later” by James Surowiecki, I found myself taking breaks in between the reading. One of the more noticeable things that made this reading a little boring and underwhelming was the fact that it was a very long reading, I actually had to print it out in order to stay a little more focused on the reading and not get distracted by my device and actually highlight physically. When I was reading there was a section where it just keeps repeating how procrastination is bad and in the long run it makes us unhappy because we put off a task for too long. It gives examples of what may happen to those that procrastinate like making illness worse and wasting money because people forget to file taxes on time. It all proves the point that procrastination is a habit we should work on and it makes sense but the paper being so long was ironic because it actually made me not want to read it and essentially not do my homework as soon as I would want to. Another thing that I noticed in the reading was that it talked about movies? and the fact that we as humans aren’t as predictable when choosing. That part of the article was one that kept getting me more confused as I tried to reread it because I’m not sure what the author was trying to show when he mentions that. I kept seeing movie titles around the pages and it honestly got me a bit distracted because in my head I would recognize it and not actually pay attention to the actual words and information in the page, that may also be one of the reasons why I found it difficult to understand that specific part of the reading.