Unconscious/Conscious Intentions
During the week, in a chapter assigned to me by my professor on chronemics, one of the articles I had read was by Lila MacLellan titled "Time is a strong but rarely recognized power construct in the work place". The title itself interested me because when I really think about it, time is powerful. MacLellan begins her article with an example of her friend, her romantic interest, and how their conversation went. Instead of speaking about the actual content of messages, MacLellan found herself studying the time stamps of her friends messages between her and the guy. What time did he respond and how fast did he respond? MacLellan then says, "In relationships, time is a currency that we dole out with sometimes unconscious intentions." Having reading several articles on chronemics, which is a subcategory of nonverbal communication, it made me realize just how terrible people might be with time! We tend to play around with time and actually use it as a punishment for our ...