Five important points from the reading:
1. One important point that was made in the reading, was that there is an eight statement test
that can be used to assess the amount of satisfaction that you have in your life. After you
take the test, you can add up the numbers and find your answer based on the neophilia
scale.
2. Another key point from the reading is that younger people have more neophilia, due to
the current world that we are growing up in now. Things have changed from even just a
decade ago. The neophilia scale has no right or wrong answers, and everyone has a
different answer or point of view for each question, which is what makes the world
unique.
3. A third key point from our reading is that throughout their lives, humans must change to
adapt to their new environment in order to be successful. The world is a lot different todat
than 200 years ago, and a big reason for that is because we have adapted as a society to fit
our new societal standards.
4. A fourth crucial point in our reading is about how in major industries now, you cannot
rely on just one person to keep everything running. You must have many different
people, all who have their own areas of expertise, in order to keep everything functioning
smoothly. Businesses have many different logistical angles that must be dealt with by
many other people who all specialize in certain areas.
5. The last important point from the reading was that the concept of something being boring
(tedium), was not invented until the industrial revolution. After boredom was more
common, things such as movie theatres, radio, and television were created. This helped to
combat boredom. This is an example of society evolving to fit current needs. More
recently in the twentieth century, social media has been created and popularized to
combat boredom, as well as ease communication.
Two ideas that made me stop and think while reading:
1. One idea that made me stop and think was when the reading mentioned our individual
version’s way of R&D. I stopped to reminisce on all of the times during college thus far
in my own life that I have stopped to talk to new people and spark new friendships. We
do many of these things without a second thought, such as looking for a new job while
we are already employed. Our individual R&D made me stop to think about all of the
examples that take place in my personal life.
2. Another idea that made me stop and think while reading was when the text started
discussing dopamine. I find neural related things to be very interesting. The fact that
dopamine can carry your signals of pleasures is very interesting to me. Dopamine can
relate to our current society, that those levels in their bodies are what control their
pleasure. If everyone had low dopamine levels, then society would usually be unhappy.
This topic relates to my own life, because my dopamine levels change throughout the
day, and after a different event takes place.