I write basketball. I'm pretty sure most of you know that already. If my posts here in my blog aren't evident of that then I don't know what I'm writing about then.
When it comes to basketball, the written output that most people LIKE to read are those that are filled with emotion. Output that gives them vivid images of what happens. I myself do like articles that are filled with emotion. Those are the types of articles which allow me to create vivid images of events that happen in sports. Those are the types of articles which keep me awake because I keep on playing in my head the events that those articles portrayed.
When I started out as a "writer", I was like that. I wrote articles that were based off emotion. As my EIC in Humblebola told me once, myself style of writing was #PUSO. At first it was tough to swallow, but hey, it is true. I am a very #PUSO writer. That is the reason why I have a bunch of open letters regarding basketball right?
But when I joined Humblebola and went into the world of advanced statistics and analytics, I learned that there was a completely different side when it came to basketball. There were these things which could show why a team won or lost a basketball game. There's more to winning a game than #PUSO. There's more to winning a game than "NO HEART. NO CHANCE."
There's the amount of three point attempts that a team takes. There's the efficiency of a player as presented by the PER metric. There's the amount of corner triples a team takes in a game, and many more statistics. Point is, with advanced statistics, I was presented a completely different side when it came to the game of basketball.
So, you may ask, does that mean that I only find appreciation for articles that are filled with statistics now? No. I still love articles filled with emotions. Those kinds of articles are remain to be my favorite. But with the objective side of basketball, I'm given a different view of how things work. So this is solid proof of why that happens. This is the statistic which shows why things should be like that, and so on.
That's why, with my writing, I've tried to make it a point to mix the objective with the subjective. There will still be the ever so often #PUSO style of writing. But paired with that is presenting cold hard statistics that have concrete proof of why things happen. In theory, it may not make sense to mix the objective with the subjective, but it actually works. Mixing those two supposed opposites is able to create something beautiful in this world.
The thing is, today, most people view liberal arts, or the subjective as something that is lower. It's not. It definitely isn't. People may say that these things are "easier" compared to science subjects, but it isn't. Liberal arts deserves as much respect as its supposed "rival", the sciences. But, just because us, the Liberal Arts majors should be thought of as highly doesn't meant that we have the right to bash those who take up the sciences. Respect them. What they do is noble. What we do is noble.
When it comes to the sciences, I have nothing but absolute respect for you guys. What you guys do is difficult. The things you do are things that I can't imagine myself doing. But, just because the things that you do are difficult doesn't mean that you guys have the right to belittle us Liberal Arts majors. We deserve as much respect as you guys do. We're human. You're human. We're all humans. We may be different, but we are fundamentally equal.
To end, I'd like to remind you all with a a concept that was taught to us in our Chemistry classes. A concept related to density. Before I start, let me clarify some things.
We'll be using two definitions of density when it comes to this image i'll be showing you guys. The first definition is based on science. You know, how water is more dense than oil. The second definition, is how dense is defined in the dictionary as "not smart: not able to understand things easily."
When oil and water try to mix into one container, well... they don't. Instead, oil stays on top of water because it's less dense than the other. So, it seems like water isn't as smart as oil since oil stays on top of it right? That's how arts and sciences are to many today. Oil and water. One is on top of the other. They can't be mixed because they aren't as dense as each other.
But in reality, it isn't supposed to be like that. One way or another, we should all be able to mix because we are all equally as dense as each other. You're not oil, and she's not water. We are all the same. We may be different one way or another, but when it comes to our use in life, we are all the same. Don't treat arts and science as two completely different things that can never be mixed. Treat them as two things that are different in their own special way, but can be mixed to create something beautiful.
Let's stop fighting and treating one as higher than the other. Instead, let's mix. Let's use each other's individual abilities and mix it with others to create an even better world.
When it comes to basketball, the written output that most people LIKE to read are those that are filled with emotion. Output that gives them vivid images of what happens. I myself do like articles that are filled with emotion. Those are the types of articles which allow me to create vivid images of events that happen in sports. Those are the types of articles which keep me awake because I keep on playing in my head the events that those articles portrayed.
When I started out as a "writer", I was like that. I wrote articles that were based off emotion. As my EIC in Humblebola told me once, myself style of writing was #PUSO. At first it was tough to swallow, but hey, it is true. I am a very #PUSO writer. That is the reason why I have a bunch of open letters regarding basketball right?
But when I joined Humblebola and went into the world of advanced statistics and analytics, I learned that there was a completely different side when it came to basketball. There were these things which could show why a team won or lost a basketball game. There's more to winning a game than #PUSO. There's more to winning a game than "NO HEART. NO CHANCE."
There's the amount of three point attempts that a team takes. There's the efficiency of a player as presented by the PER metric. There's the amount of corner triples a team takes in a game, and many more statistics. Point is, with advanced statistics, I was presented a completely different side when it came to the game of basketball.
So, you may ask, does that mean that I only find appreciation for articles that are filled with statistics now? No. I still love articles filled with emotions. Those kinds of articles are remain to be my favorite. But with the objective side of basketball, I'm given a different view of how things work. So this is solid proof of why that happens. This is the statistic which shows why things should be like that, and so on.
That's why, with my writing, I've tried to make it a point to mix the objective with the subjective. There will still be the ever so often #PUSO style of writing. But paired with that is presenting cold hard statistics that have concrete proof of why things happen. In theory, it may not make sense to mix the objective with the subjective, but it actually works. Mixing those two supposed opposites is able to create something beautiful in this world.
The thing is, today, most people view liberal arts, or the subjective as something that is lower. It's not. It definitely isn't. People may say that these things are "easier" compared to science subjects, but it isn't. Liberal arts deserves as much respect as its supposed "rival", the sciences. But, just because us, the Liberal Arts majors should be thought of as highly doesn't meant that we have the right to bash those who take up the sciences. Respect them. What they do is noble. What we do is noble.
When it comes to the sciences, I have nothing but absolute respect for you guys. What you guys do is difficult. The things you do are things that I can't imagine myself doing. But, just because the things that you do are difficult doesn't mean that you guys have the right to belittle us Liberal Arts majors. We deserve as much respect as you guys do. We're human. You're human. We're all humans. We may be different, but we are fundamentally equal.
To end, I'd like to remind you all with a a concept that was taught to us in our Chemistry classes. A concept related to density. Before I start, let me clarify some things.
We'll be using two definitions of density when it comes to this image i'll be showing you guys. The first definition is based on science. You know, how water is more dense than oil. The second definition, is how dense is defined in the dictionary as "not smart: not able to understand things easily."
When oil and water try to mix into one container, well... they don't. Instead, oil stays on top of water because it's less dense than the other. So, it seems like water isn't as smart as oil since oil stays on top of it right? That's how arts and sciences are to many today. Oil and water. One is on top of the other. They can't be mixed because they aren't as dense as each other.
But in reality, it isn't supposed to be like that. One way or another, we should all be able to mix because we are all equally as dense as each other. You're not oil, and she's not water. We are all the same. We may be different one way or another, but when it comes to our use in life, we are all the same. Don't treat arts and science as two completely different things that can never be mixed. Treat them as two things that are different in their own special way, but can be mixed to create something beautiful.
Let's stop fighting and treating one as higher than the other. Instead, let's mix. Let's use each other's individual abilities and mix it with others to create an even better world.
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