Spring Break
I have figured out my decision-making issue. Maybe.
Charles Leineweber
Issue date: 11/6/09 Section: Forum
You shouldn't believe everything you read here in the Barometer, even in the small paragraph following each article. It is true that I am a sophomore, and it is true that my opinion does not necessarily reflect that of the staff of this fine publication - though my opinions are usually the correct ones.
But for a good chunk of this year, the little informative paragraph at the end of each article has been slightly off. Thanks to the information provided by me, it said that I am a psychology major. Truthfully, I had been undeclared for some time. That is, until this past Friday when I finally got around to making some sort of decision.
You see, I am stricken with a terrible ailment that under most circumstances I don't like to talk about. But this is a serious disease that needs to be brought out into the light. They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. So here we go - I am indecisive.
Wow, I feel better already. Maybe. I can't really tell actually. See? It even spews over into my writing. The lack of decision-making haunts me.
I went my freshman year without successfully declaring a major. I wasn't even close. I even took a class about making decisions (ALS 114). Who knew that you could take a class on making decisions?
So after a couple personality tests that told me how I act around others - something that I obviously didn't know - and lots of prospective major and career research later, I left the class without a major and still terribly indecisive.
I found it so hard to comprehend how some people could decide something so important, such as a major, right out of high school. I could barely make the decision to come to OSU.
Indecision, while prevalent in academic life - should I take Ballroom Dance at 5 p.m.? 4 p.m.? No, I just won't take it, but maybe I should, I don't know - my form of indecision is more severe than just your basic school-related waffling.
I check the weather forecast at night for the next day in order to assist my wardrobe decision-making. How am I supposed to know what to wear if I'm not aware of the meteorological conditions?
But for a good chunk of this year, the little informative paragraph at the end of each article has been slightly off. Thanks to the information provided by me, it said that I am a psychology major. Truthfully, I had been undeclared for some time. That is, until this past Friday when I finally got around to making some sort of decision.
You see, I am stricken with a terrible ailment that under most circumstances I don't like to talk about. But this is a serious disease that needs to be brought out into the light. They say the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. So here we go - I am indecisive.
Wow, I feel better already. Maybe. I can't really tell actually. See? It even spews over into my writing. The lack of decision-making haunts me.
I went my freshman year without successfully declaring a major. I wasn't even close. I even took a class about making decisions (ALS 114). Who knew that you could take a class on making decisions?
So after a couple personality tests that told me how I act around others - something that I obviously didn't know - and lots of prospective major and career research later, I left the class without a major and still terribly indecisive.
I found it so hard to comprehend how some people could decide something so important, such as a major, right out of high school. I could barely make the decision to come to OSU.
Indecision, while prevalent in academic life - should I take Ballroom Dance at 5 p.m.? 4 p.m.? No, I just won't take it, but maybe I should, I don't know - my form of indecision is more severe than just your basic school-related waffling.
I check the weather forecast at night for the next day in order to assist my wardrobe decision-making. How am I supposed to know what to wear if I'm not aware of the meteorological conditions?
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