Propaganda

This week we learned about propaganda, its focus, purpose and some types of propaganda. Whenever we think of propaganda we usually think of something bad since the most popular type of propaganda that we are used to, is the one that we see whenever the elections are close, and we have a bunch of politicians trying to glorify themselves or make their competitor look bad.

Although that is part of the concept, we can also use the very same tool as a way to spread information or ideas to help and institution/person, just like the picture that we see in this blog, where it's motivating us to unite and fight this crisis together. To have a better understanding about this topic here are the types of propaganda that we learned about:

Bandwagon: everyone does it/ peer pressure

Emotional Appeal: evokes emotion in the public instead of logic thoughts

Testimonial: when a celebrity or a public figure endorse it

We then moved on to the activity where we learned about productivity habits, I knew some of them, but there were some that I never thought I was going to see them label as something that will make me more "productive". The following composition shows where I stand when it comes to the 2 productivity habits that I liked the most and may or may not been using already.

Productivity Habits

There’s nothing better than having things done. Before deciding that something is impossible to do we should first think, why was I not able to achieve it before? Many times we think that it is because we can’t do too much at once but everything is a matter of how organized we are when it comes to work and personal life. In my experience I can’t just sit and have my tasks completed by a specific hour or time. I must have a break between tasks or I get bored. However, once I have completed my work,  the feeling that you have succeeded in your mission is the best sensation there is. 

In order to learn how to balance work and personal time, I usually use a simplified version of Eisenhower Decision Matrix, where I divide the things that are urgent and have to be done quickly  and the things that I can do later but are still important. In my eyes, if it’s not important and urgent then it can definitely be done later. To have this idea materialized, I don’t wouldn’t draw the matrix but I could definitely write down the structure of my day in post-its. Once the day or the task has been executed I can just get rid of it and plan the next one for the next day.

What works for me is to start my day not thinking of the many things I have to do but pamper myself a little bit. So that I can start the day early in the morning with a good mood.  A good day for me would go like this: wake up, listen to some music, catch up with a show that I like or that I’m invested with, make coffee, eat something then take a shower. Once I’m fresh and ready, I start with the work I already know that has to be done since I have my post-its ready; I proceed to  arrange my workspace that will allow myself to be focused and between work I take small breaks that give me enough motivation to finish the tasks and feel satisfied with myself for coming this far.