The concept I found interesting in chapter seven was “noise.” Although it’s a pretty simple concept, noise occurs all the time in our daily lives, yet it goes unnoticed. Especially around the time of mid-terms does “noise” get recognized.
When I was in the library cramming for my EMT mid-term, the slightest noise would distract my attention and throw my concentration off. The sound of someone’s conversation from 10 feet away would really bother me. I would try to block that noise by putting on my headphones, but then I would lose my concentration by getting lost in the lyrics. So in order, for me to truly concentrate on my work, I would have to be in a completely silenced room without any noise or distractions. This is also true when I’m having a intense conversation with a friend. As our conversation will get deeper, something or someone will distract it unintentionally and the conversation would lose it’s desire.
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Hi Minh,
ReplyDeleteI like how you relate the concept of noise to your real life. Sometimes it is hard to apply technical terms to the real world. I agree with you that noise gets noticed around mid-terms. I find that even in the library, it is hard to focus or concentrate when external noise is present. I too have tried listening to the radio, or perhaps one of my favorite songs. But in the end the lyrics offer another form of noise. When having an important conversation, I try to not let anything interfere with it. I know this conversation will have an important impact on me, so I try harder to block all noise.
Henry