EXERCISE 1 – Thinking

Think of something (a human activity or thing) which is more important than thinking. List them and
give your reasons for saying so.

Item Reason
eating is more important than thinking of anything else
1. Eating because it will help to strengthen our minds and always
keep them stable.
exercising is very important because it helps our brain to
2. Exercising
function more.

3. Drinking water for us to stay hydrated and to avoid overthinking.

it is more important than thinking of anything. It will

4. Sleeping
make our minds at peace.

Look at the things around you. List things that are important for you and those that are not. Why do
you think they are important or not important? Give the reasons beside the item.

Important Not Important

1. Cellphone - it's important because
Shades - I consider it as not important because I don’t
we can communicate with our friends,
use it every day. I'm just using it every summer so it's
family and coworkers instantly. It also
less important after that.
helps with my studies.
2. Television - it's important because
it's a popular platform for news, Old newspaper - As of today, the old newspaper is not
politics, entertainment, education, important because it's outdated and we can just get the
gossip, and advertising. Also, it is updated news through our mobile phones or by watching
pleasing to the ears and the eyes. It also tv and listening to the radio.
serves as a source of knowledge.
3. Wi-Fi - Nowadays, having the
internet is a must. It saves time and
without the internet, many of our daily
Rusty knife - I noticed that we still had a rusty knife
tasks would be challenging and time-
hidden at the kitchen. I consider it as not important
consuming. Furthermore, it's enabling
because it's useless. It can no longer be cut into food
real-time information access on
because we might get tetanus and we might all get sick.
smartphones, which will allow users to
roam freely without disconnecting from
the network
4. Clothes - this is very important Old cables - I noticed that we have a lot of charger
because it can act as protection against cables, and the others don't work anymore so it's useless
 cold or heat and as a hygienic barrier,
stopping toxic and infectious
substances from encountering the body.
What we wear is frequently the first and not important.
thing that others notice about us, and as
a result, people judge us based on what
we wear.

In your opinion, what is it that makes things important? Who makes things important?

In my view, having a purpose makes things important. If a thing has a purpose, it will be

meaningful to you. It can give you satisfaction, and you can benefit from it to make your lives

easier. It’s also a way of rating the importance or value of something. And it's us who make

things important. It's how we value the things that we want or need.