The type of communication I am the most myself is in my personal writing. I found that in 7-8th grade I really enjoyed writing and I always was listening to music so I would try and write lyrics thinking I could be this cool rockstar-like kid. As I've gotten older it has expanded to more than just lyrics, I write poetry, some short stories, and depending on what mood I'm in, I'll write like I'm writing in a diary. I think personal writing lets me be myself without having to hear someone respond and hear their opinion or reaction, while I still get to express how I feel. My writing is more structured and organized than the way I speak but I think speaking to someone and saying something to yourself is two different things.
I am the most myself when speaking out loud. This is true because being face to face is the most realistic form of communication. When I am writing via the Internet or other media I tend to be very sarcastic. When I speak face to face with someone I feel I am more serious in what I say. I feel that I am more likely to say what I think in person rather than over media because it feels like there is a third person in between who you are communicating with sometimes. Particularly with very good or very bad news, I think it is best to do things that are meant to be serious in person because it seems to matter more to the receiver of the news. Speaking in person allows me to best express myself because I treat it as the more realistic form of communications and
It might sound a little lame, but I feel the most comfortable when talking with other musicians and especially when collaborating at the piano. It's just because I'm comfortable with music and it's what I know best. Also, I enjoy singing in my native language. Often when I feel a certain way I'll pick songs to sing that reflect my mood. It's the way I express my feelings and makes me feel better if I'm sad and help my mood when I'm feeling joyful.
I speak the most honest face to face. When speaking face to face I say what first comes to my mind and so are my reactions to what im talking about. When I write I try to use proper language and it doesnt feel comfortable to me, because when I speak I mostly dont use proper language. Since it feels uncomfortable to me its mostly not going to be the most honest. Through the interent I say lol when things are not funny. I only say it, because it is a habit in every conversion thats not face to face. Also when i speak to people via internet they are usually quick conversion that are not meaningful. Face to face I feel the most comfortable and it more meaningful so its more honest.
I would say personal diaries and journals recording my thoughts and feelings are the most honest communication I use. Because I don't need to pretend when facing myself since there's no pressure and worries from the judgments from others. Everyone has multiple sides of personalities and manners which depend on what circumstances he is put in and whom he is dealing with. Therefore, different ways of communication are used to shape different identities to match others and the situations as if people use a knife to cut a melon, a spoon or a fork to eat. This means one can hardly show all his sides to others--what other people see is only part of one's characters. For example, I want to leave a good impression on somebody, then I will keep my behavior as gentle and polite as possible, avoiding to be emotional even when something bad occurs to me. I will probably watch out every sentence I say as well as the diction, and I will be careful the way I say. For another instance, I'll gossip with my best friends rather than my father. Yes, those words to each individual are from my mouth, but they can't represent a whole me if they are examined separately, namely, not as honest as I'm supposed to be as a complete person. However, there's no such a problem when I'm speaking to myself because I understand and accept myself in every side and personality. I accept myself to be crazy at Taylor Swift's concert, and I accept myself to tear when staring at a picture, and I accept myself to cursing someone in my diary, all these may shock others because their perspectives on me are all somehow limited. Yes, when communicating with others, I'm somehow being what other people expect me to be, while I'm only being myself when writing personal diary and journals.
I think I am most honest when I speak to people in person. When speaking in person people can sense your tone of voice, sarcasm, emotion, and several other things that allow them to define your personality. Through writing your tone or sarcasm cannot always be expressed or sensed so. You have to reassess what you were going to write. I often find myself in this position so I hold back in my writing. It is hard to show your personality through writing that is why I think talking to people in person allows people to be the most honest, because they can show their true selves.
I am the most honest when I write for myself. When I get angry, upset, or just feel really strongly about something or someone I tend to write it all down so I can just get rid of it and get on with my life. I tend to use words I generally wouldn't when speaking in person or in any other aspect of myself than there and I become even more sharp and sarcastic. Whether I am texting, tweeting, posting on facebook, on tumblr, speaking in person, or any where else I think more about what I am going to say before I say it but when I just write and just let it all out nothing is restricting me.
I agree with Mel, the most honest form of writing is my personal writing. In personal writing, I don't have to hold anything back, whereas in speaking, there's a tendency to often lie or hide the truth a bit. Also in speaking, people tend to use metaphors instead of just speaking clearly what's on their mind. I think with personal writing, you can take the time to think things out and say them just the way they sound right - unlike speaking, everything is on the spot and can be either discreet and mysterious or very direct, depending on the topic or the company. Again, I agree when Mel says she writes differently than she speaks - I think we all do. It's the way our brains work, processing things quickly when needed and not as fast when there's no dire need to. Also with personal writing, most of which I do on my computer, I can delete or change what I write to suit myself. Unfortunately there's no delete button when you're speaking out loud.
In order to let out the pressure of the emotions, which were caused by particular event or the chain of events, I need to write. That is why I think I am the most honest in my personal writings. By personal writings I do not mean the actual diaries, because I get bored of writing about the events, which had already happened to me. I choose to write an extraordinary way of a diary. I am a narrator in my diary. I would suddenly create a story similar to the event, which had occurred or a completely different version, that still would express the same feeling or the idea. Being a narrator challenges myself to look through my life from the different perspective. I noticed that after writing in this type of diary I feel relaxed and more peaceful because I let the pressure of the day/week go. Sometimes a story I write would make sense to other people as well, but sometimes not, because I like to use a lot of symbolism, as imagining that if other person had to read, he would have a variety of interpretations of the story. So, in this type of writing I am the most honest to myself. When it comes to the honesty with others, communication face to face is more honest than my writings (because people could interpret my honesty in writing differently, that is not fair from their point of view), but communication face to face can be 100% honest just if I rely on the person I am talking to and like him. That does not mean I am lying to others, whom I do not know that well, just I might not tell something, and keep the intriguing facts for myself.
I think I am the most honest when I am talking to my best friends, and best friends here I am referring to the friends with very close relationship who share everything. When I feel stressful and anxious, I feel oppressed. Whenever I feel oppressed I really feel like I have to talk to someone rather than just write for myself, and at this moment my friends will listen to me carefully; with the worries I become the most honest, although my friends may not give me a best advices, I can still relief my feeling.
I think it is a combination of when i can play guitar for people and when I'm with my closest friends. The first is because i feel with music, or with the guitar rather, there are no lyrics and it is pure feeling so if you're trying to communicate something, nothing can truly get miscommunicated because it's hard to deny a feeling. I feel i am most honest when I'm talking and with my friends, not necessarily online, because i feel it is hard to truly express yourself online. But either way, my friends know me, and i know them, and there's nothing we have to prove, we can just be ourselves. I think its more of an environment issue then anything because when I'm with my friends i don't have to worry about being correct or proper or anything specific because they know who i am. That background i feel is very important. That environment allows me to be myself and in some way be "honest."
I think that speaking in person with no adults around allows me to be the honest. I feel that communicating in person is more sincere than using technology. Things like texting are very impersonal. It is much easier to say something you may not fully mean. Also, I feel that when adults are not around, I can use my own language more freely. I may use words that adults might find offensive or inappropriate. However, when around other people my age, they do not care. This allows myself to express myself freely. Speaking in person allows myself to be the most honest and use the language that I want to.
I think personal writing allows me to be myself the most, because I'm writing for myself, and am not seeking anyone's approval. I don't have to worry about sounding professional or making sure things are well written, because no one is going to see the writing except for me. I can also be myself when I'm speaking to people. When you're talking face to face with someone, they can see your expression, which gives them more of an insight on how you feel. It's a lot harder for me to pretend to feel a certain way when the person I'm talking to can see me than when I'm texting them or talking to them online. For example, I write haha or lol sometimes when people are trying to be funny, but in person, you can tell if someone's pretending to laugh.
Okay, i think i am the last one to post besides Min, and i've noticed that every guy has said they feel more themselves when talking in person, and every girl has said they feel more comfortable when writing in something like a diary. This is very interesting to me. I would like to be different, but i would also have to agree that i am the most myself when talking face to face. Ive found that sometimes the meaning of what youre saying can be misread over text, and the phone doesnt allow body language to be seen. Maybe the girls are more afraid to say what they mean in person and would rather write it down to themselves, but i really dont know. Maybe guys just say whatever pops into their head. I am interested to see both genders views on this in class.
Okay, i think i am the last person. when i express my own thoughts or feeling through writing, i could be the honest to me. However, other communications such as speaking don't allow me to be the most honest. The reason is that writing is personal and people could fix it but speaking can't be fixed. Moreover, time that takes to speak is shorter than a time that takes to write. Therefore, i can't be prudent while i am speaking and less prudence causes sometimes wrong way to express my idea.
The type of communication I am the most myself is in my personal writing. I found that in 7-8th grade I really enjoyed writing and I always was listening to music so I would try and write lyrics thinking I could be this cool rockstar-like kid. As I've gotten older it has expanded to more than just lyrics, I write poetry, some short stories, and depending on what mood I'm in, I'll write like I'm writing in a diary. I think personal writing lets me be myself without having to hear someone respond and hear their opinion or reaction, while I still get to express how I feel. My writing is more structured and organized than the way I speak but I think speaking to someone and saying something to yourself is two different things.
ReplyDeleteI am the most myself when speaking out loud. This is true because being face to face is the most realistic form of communication. When I am writing via the Internet or other media I tend to be very sarcastic. When I speak face to face with someone I feel I am more serious in what I say. I feel that I am more likely to say what I think in person rather than over media because it feels like there is a third person in between who you are communicating with sometimes. Particularly with very good or very bad news, I think it is best to do things that are meant to be serious in person because it seems to matter more to the receiver of the news. Speaking in person allows me to best express myself because I treat it as the more realistic form of communications and
ReplyDeleteIt might sound a little lame, but I feel the most comfortable when talking with other musicians and especially when collaborating at the piano. It's just because I'm comfortable with music and it's what I know best. Also, I enjoy singing in my native language. Often when I feel a certain way I'll pick songs to sing that reflect my mood. It's the way I express my feelings and makes me feel better if I'm sad and help my mood when I'm feeling joyful.
ReplyDeleteI speak the most honest face to face. When speaking face to face I say what first comes to my mind and so are my reactions to what im talking about. When I write I try to use proper language and it doesnt feel comfortable to me, because when I speak I mostly dont use proper language. Since it feels uncomfortable to me its mostly not going to be the most honest. Through the interent I say lol when things are not funny. I only say it, because it is a habit in every conversion thats not face to face. Also when i speak to people via internet they are usually quick conversion that are not meaningful.
ReplyDeleteFace to face I feel the most comfortable and it more meaningful so its more honest.
I would say personal diaries and journals recording my thoughts and feelings are the most honest communication I use. Because I don't need to pretend when facing myself since there's no pressure and worries from the judgments from others. Everyone has multiple sides of personalities and manners which depend on what circumstances he is put in and whom he is dealing with. Therefore, different ways of communication are used to shape different identities to match others and the situations as if people use a knife to cut a melon, a spoon or a fork to eat. This means one can hardly show all his sides to others--what other people see is only part of one's characters. For example, I want to leave a good impression on somebody, then I will keep my behavior as gentle and polite as possible, avoiding to be emotional even when something bad occurs to me. I will probably watch out every sentence I say as well as the diction, and I will be careful the way I say. For another instance, I'll gossip with my best friends rather than my father. Yes, those words to each individual are from my mouth, but they can't represent a whole me if they are examined separately, namely, not as honest as I'm supposed to be as a complete person. However, there's no such a problem when I'm speaking to myself because I understand and accept myself in every side and personality. I accept myself to be crazy at Taylor Swift's concert, and I accept myself to tear when staring at a picture, and I accept myself to cursing someone in my diary, all these may shock others because their perspectives on me are all somehow limited. Yes, when communicating with others, I'm somehow being what other people expect me to be, while I'm only being myself when writing personal diary and journals.
ReplyDeleteI think I am most honest when I speak to people in person. When speaking in person people can sense your tone of voice, sarcasm, emotion, and several other things that allow them to define your personality. Through writing your tone or sarcasm cannot always be expressed or sensed so. You have to reassess what you were going to write. I often find myself in this position so I hold back in my writing. It is hard to show your personality through writing that is why I think talking to people in person allows people to be the most honest, because they can show their true selves.
ReplyDeleteI am the most honest when I write for myself. When I get angry, upset, or just feel really strongly about something or someone I tend to write it all down so I can just get rid of it and get on with my life. I tend to use words I generally wouldn't when speaking in person or in any other aspect of myself than there and I become even more sharp and sarcastic. Whether I am texting, tweeting, posting on facebook, on tumblr, speaking in person, or any where else I think more about what I am going to say before I say it but when I just write and just let it all out nothing is restricting me.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mel, the most honest form of writing is my personal writing. In personal writing, I don't have to hold anything back, whereas in speaking, there's a tendency to often lie or hide the truth a bit. Also in speaking, people tend to use metaphors instead of just speaking clearly what's on their mind. I think with personal writing, you can take the time to think things out and say them just the way they sound right - unlike speaking, everything is on the spot and can be either discreet and mysterious or very direct, depending on the topic or the company. Again, I agree when Mel says she writes differently than she speaks - I think we all do. It's the way our brains work, processing things quickly when needed and not as fast when there's no dire need to. Also with personal writing, most of which I do on my computer, I can delete or change what I write to suit myself. Unfortunately there's no delete button when you're speaking out loud.
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ReplyDeleteIn order to let out the pressure of the emotions, which were caused by particular event or the chain of events, I need to write. That is why I think I am the most honest in my personal writings. By personal writings I do not mean the actual diaries, because I get bored of writing about the events, which had already happened to me. I choose to write an extraordinary way of a diary. I am a narrator in my diary. I would suddenly create a story similar to the event, which had occurred or a completely different version, that still would express the same feeling or the idea. Being a narrator challenges myself to look through my life from the different perspective. I noticed that after writing in this type of diary I feel relaxed and more peaceful because I let the pressure of the day/week go. Sometimes a story I write would make sense to other people as well, but sometimes not, because I like to use a lot of symbolism, as imagining that if other person had to read, he would have a variety of interpretations of the story. So, in this type of writing I am the most honest to myself. When it comes to the honesty with others, communication face to face is more honest than my writings (because people could interpret my honesty in writing differently, that is not fair from their point of view), but communication face to face can be 100% honest just if I rely on the person I am talking to and like him. That does not mean I am lying to others, whom I do not know that well, just I might not tell something, and keep the intriguing facts for myself.
ReplyDeleteI think I am the most honest when I am talking to my best friends, and best friends here I am referring to the friends with very close relationship who share everything. When I feel stressful and anxious, I feel oppressed. Whenever I feel oppressed I really feel like I have to talk to someone rather than just write for myself, and at this moment my friends will listen to me carefully; with the worries I become the most honest, although my friends may not give me a best advices, I can still relief my feeling.
ReplyDeleteI think it is a combination of when i can play guitar for people and when I'm with my closest friends. The first is because i feel with music, or with the guitar rather, there are no lyrics and it is pure feeling so if you're trying to communicate something, nothing can truly get miscommunicated because it's hard to deny a feeling. I feel i am most honest when I'm talking and with my friends, not necessarily online, because i feel it is hard to truly express yourself online. But either way, my friends know me, and i know them, and there's nothing we have to prove, we can just be ourselves. I think its more of an environment issue then anything because when I'm with my friends i don't have to worry about being correct or proper or anything specific because they know who i am. That background i feel is very important. That environment allows me to be myself and in some way be "honest."
ReplyDeleteI think that speaking in person with no adults around allows me to be the honest. I feel that communicating in person is more sincere than using technology. Things like texting are very impersonal. It is much easier to say something you may not fully mean. Also, I feel that when adults are not around, I can use my own language more freely. I may use words that adults might find offensive or inappropriate. However, when around other people my age, they do not care. This allows myself to express myself freely. Speaking in person allows myself to be the most honest and use the language that I want to.
ReplyDeleteI think personal writing allows me to be myself the most, because I'm writing for myself, and am not seeking anyone's approval. I don't have to worry about sounding professional or making sure things are well written, because no one is going to see the writing except for me. I can also be myself when I'm speaking to people. When you're talking face to face with someone, they can see your expression, which gives them more of an insight on how you feel. It's a lot harder for me to pretend to feel a certain way when the person I'm talking to can see me than when I'm texting them or talking to them online. For example, I write haha or lol sometimes when people are trying to be funny, but in person, you can tell if someone's pretending to laugh.
ReplyDeleteOkay, i think i am the last one to post besides Min, and i've noticed that every guy has said they feel more themselves when talking in person, and every girl has said they feel more comfortable when writing in something like a diary. This is very interesting to me. I would like to be different, but i would also have to agree that i am the most myself when talking face to face. Ive found that sometimes the meaning of what youre saying can be misread over text, and the phone doesnt allow body language to be seen. Maybe the girls are more afraid to say what they mean in person and would rather write it down to themselves, but i really dont know. Maybe guys just say whatever pops into their head. I am interested to see both genders views on this in class.
ReplyDeleteOkay, i think i am the last person. when i express my own thoughts or feeling through writing, i could be the honest to me. However, other communications such as speaking don't allow me to be the most honest. The reason is that writing is personal and people could fix it but speaking can't be fixed. Moreover, time that takes to speak is shorter than a time that takes to write. Therefore, i can't be prudent while i am speaking and less prudence causes sometimes wrong way to express my idea.
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