Writing this blog post a week late, not having commented on the week before this one's posts, and not yet having started this week's current post... I think it's a great idea to talk about my motivation to write in this blog.
I honestly do enjoy reading what you ladies write. I think you've all got interesting ideas to put out there and discussion is one of my favorite parts of class. Unfortunately, completing this assignment falls somewhere in between doing my laundry and sweeping the kitchen floor. Pretty low on the totem pole.
So what intrinsic and extrinsic factors are at work in me as I type up this post? First of all: grade, grade, grade, grade, grade. Secondly, sense of obligation I feel from being raised to do what the teacher tells me. Thirdly, like I said, this blog is kind of fun if I ever get around to doing it. And lastly, the great feeling I get knowing that all of y'all have to read this.
So tell me. Why do you blog?
:)
I agree with you on my grade being the primary motivation for doing this specific assignment as it is a means to an end and that end being graduation! But, I do like learning more about your guys personal lives and the connections you make to concepts are interesting (:
ReplyDeleteYes, I'd say that the grade is a big motivator too! And it has been a better learning experience hearing about your perspectives than it would have been reading the material on my own.
ReplyDeleteI have very similar feelings regarding this blog. I tend to put it a bit low on my priorities but when I do it, I enjoy it. I'm not sure why I'm unmotivated to actually do it. I'm just really bad with blogging in general. I've tried writing in diaries, keeping journals, do blogs, but I can never keep up with them. Consistent blogging is just a habit I cannot pick up even though I enjoy it. It's something I have yet to understand but I've definitely enjoyed reading all of your thoughts!
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