Update:
This week I've worked on my blanket some more, I finally finished the skien of yarn I have been working on for the past few weeks and started on my next one. I also spent some time taken apart skeins of yarn and making them into a ball because they tend to get into knots if left the way they came. I don't like dealing with the knots while I am crocheting because it takes me out of my flow, so even though it takes more time to take it apart and roll it together it makes it easier and I tend to get more done when I do it.
MAC Model:
Looking at The Meaning and Attentional Components model through the lens of my new occupation I think that is falls under G which is interest (low boredom). I think that it falls under this section of the model because it has both a high meaning and high-level engagement. When I am crocheting I am very engaged in what I am doing because it is easy to make mistakes when you don't pay attention to it especially if it's still pretty new. It also has a high meaning to me because I am not only making this blanket for someone else, it allows me reminisce in the past when my aunt first taught me the easiest stitch. I think without the high meaning that crochet has it would just be a pass time and I would eventually get bored of it.
Boredom:
Boredom impacts my occupational choices a little differently than it used to. When I was a kid and I was bored I would find something else to do, like playing outside, reading a book, playing with my dogs, and other things like that. Now when I am bored instead of doing things like that I will either push through the boredom because I have to get it done, or I will scroll through my phone endlessly. Starting up this new occupation has helped me find something new to do when I am bored. Lately when I get bored doing homework or scrolling through my phone I start to crochet instead and I can find myself doing it for hours without getting bored of it.
Tristin, your explanation of how your occupation pertains to the MAC model was interesting. Where do you think phone scrolling falls in that model?
ReplyDeleteHi Valena,
DeleteThanks for reading my blog! I think that phone scrolling for me would fall under either A meaningless and attentional boredom or B meaningless boredom. I think that it falls into either of these categories because when I scroll I'm trying to find some enjoyment or something to do because I'm bored. I want to do something I just don't know what so I go to my phone hoping that it "inspires" me to do something that I would enjoy doing.
What a neat new occupation Tristin! I am sure that whoever is going to get your blanket will be so happy about the thoughtful gift. Once you are more experienced with crocheting and you don't have to pay attention as much to your hands, do you think you will get bored with it? Do you think an increase in meaning can compensate for the decrease in attention? I'm excited to see the finished product!
ReplyDeleteHeather
Hi Heather,
DeleteThanks for reading my blog! Looking at it right now I don't think that I could get bored or crocheting because there are so many patterns and different things to make, so even though I'm more comfortable with it I still able to try new things and learn more form it. I do think that having an increased meaning can compensate for decreased attention because I'm not doing it for just myself but for someone else as well. I think that if it wasn't something that was meaningful to me that I wouldn't be invested in it and probably would have given up within a couple days of trying it out.
Tristin,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading about your progress in your journey with your new occupation. I also found it interesting how much effort you put into not actually preforming the occupation but more preparatory work. I also placed my occupation in this level as well, however, I placed my occupation in multiple different levels. Do you think that your occupation could be placed in multiple levels? Do you believe that the preparatory work can be considered part of your occupation that falls under a different Mac model lens?
Erin
Hi Erin,
DeleteThanks for reading my blog! I do think that my occupation could fall under different categories if I were look at it in different ways. I think that if it didn't have any meaning to me it would probably fall under meaningless boredom (seek enjoyable activity) or meaningless boredom (seek interesting activity). Without the meaning behind crochet its just me playing with yarn when I am bored are need a break from school or other overwhelming things. My preparatory tasks could possible fall under meaningless + attentional boredom or just attentional boredom because I am doing it to make the project easier on me when I actually get started on it but I am not doing much since I am just unrolling it to re-roll it the way that I like.