Module Four Assignment: Preliminary Introduction

Write sentences to draw the reader into the paper.

With more people transitioning to working from home since the pandemic, there’s a
greater expectation placed on being productive, be it from employers’ or personal
presupposition. Amid the rats’ race to stay on top of their work and feel useful, a lot of
people tend to forget or ignore their need to rest. The point of leisure time itself is lost
in a barrage of negative viewpoints and a rising need to prove oneself to one’s superiors
by taking on as much responsibility as possible to make up for the location from which it
is completed.

Write sentences to provide an overview of the topic.

The idea of “home” as a workplace has always been quite controversial. Many consider
it less effort since the one working is doing so at a place where they typically unwind
and take rest from the daily grind. Because of this perspective, taking breaks is
considered wholly unnecessary and much emphasis is placed on putting in as much
work as possible and disciplining oneself harshly to appear more productive, poetically
monikered “the grindset” or the grind mindset. The truth, however, is that this mindset
baits people into overworking and reduces the time essential for themselves by
encouraging the guilt born from their choice of workstation. In her article “A break is
never a waste of time,” Lynn Zubernis explains the positive effects of taking breaks and
what fandom means as serious leisure, in a bid to encourage those who’ve fallen prey to
this type of productivity guilt to break out of the grind and take a well-needed break.
Write sentences to present the core idea (thesis) of the paper.

The core idea of this paper is that while it is important to be viewed as a productive
worker while doing so remotely, it should not be at the price of leisure time or taking
care of oneself. The discipline involved in the grind mindset is particularly useful in
theory, but in practice it only propagates an unhealthy work culture, ultimately slowing
the person down by overworking them instead of increasing productivity. Taking breaks
must be encouraged regardless of where the person is working, to let their mind and
body step away from strenuous tasks and rejuvenate.

Compile all sections to form an introductory paragraph.

With more people transitioning to working from home since the pandemic, there’s a
greater expectation placed on being productive, be it from employers’ or personal
presupposition. Amid the rats’ race to stay on top of their work and feel useful, a lot of
people tend to forget or ignore their need to rest. The point of leisure time itself is lost
in a barrage of negative viewpoints and a rising need to prove oneself to one’s superiors
by taking on as much responsibility as possible to make up for the location from which it
is completed. The idea of “home” as a workplace has always been quite controversial.
Many consider it less effort since the one working is doing so at a place where they
typically unwind and take rest from the daily grind. Because of this perspective, taking
breaks is considered wholly unnecessary and much emphasis is placed on putting in as
much work as possible and disciplining oneself harshly to appear more productive,
poetically monikered “the grindset” or the grind mindset. The truth, however, is that
this mindset baits people into overworking and reduces the time essential for
themselves by encouraging the guilt born from their choice of workstation. In her article
“A break is never a waste of time,” Lynn Zubernis explains the positive effects of taking
breaks and what fandom means as serious leisure, in a bid to encourage those who’ve
fallen prey to this type of productivity guilt to break out of the grind and take a well-
needed break. The core idea of this paper is that while it is important to be viewed as a
productive worker while doing so remotely, it should not be at the price of leisure time
or taking care of oneself. The discipline involved in the grind mindset is particularly
useful in theory, but in practice it only propagates an unhealthy work culture, ultimately
slowing the person down by overworking them instead of increasing productivity.
Taking breaks must be encouraged regardless of where the person is working, to let
their mind and body step away from strenuous tasks and rejuvenate.