PROS AND CONS

21 days...

Well, i'm kind of thinking. This is a self-experience i had during schooldays when we're required to do some projects in a group. Sometimes it's better to join a group where your friends in class are because they'll be doing things for you and you could communicate ideas with them at ease. And there are some people who... well, selfishly, wants to work in-solo for the group and carry all the burden.

The hardest is when we're assigned by the teacher on who we should join. We'll be wishing and crossing our fingers that we get asigned with our closest friends [many times, with the ace of the class] so things could get easy. Tough luck when you're teamed up with people you barely talk to. Things get worse when we're assigned to be the leader.

That was back in my schooldays. I guess everyone's been in all possible situations already. Working alone in a team, working as a team, and working in a team we really don't like. In some cases where i think my field should work well, i prefer to be alone and do the job myself [and get paid later ^^]. And in some cases where i'm lacking some resources, i require manpower to do the job [depending if manpower should be compulsary used or by selection of those who are able].

We usually finish and submit a project on the deadline [if there should be a bonus we do it earlier], but we do "plan" ahead on what to do before that day comes. My blurting begins here.

Here goes...

Planning is a basic strategy. We make such in advance of our original goal. With a smooth plan, we have a "dotted" guideline on where to go. But apparently some plans doesn't work like we expect it to. As a dotted line as it is, a plan alone wouldn't be able to achieve its goal without filling the broken parts.

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Q: What is more effective to fulfill a plan? Having a team or working alone in it?
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We all know that "teamwork" is at its best when we're doing something as a group. But teamwork is not really as simple [but not that complicated] as we think. Teamwork, of course, requires a "team" to be called such, and a team needs cooperation or to act together for a common goal.

So what's good with having a team? If we could use our manpower properly and fully, we could do exceptional things to fulfill the plan and make it a straight line. We could assign on stuff to be done with a specific person who can work on the required field, doing the same to other members, finishing up their individual work, and finishing the project as a team. And budget/funds [if required] wouldn't be a problem because you could actually raise up to a hundred or more in a week if you got a team. Having your closest friends is also beneficiary because there will never be a gloomy day in your team while doing a certain project.

But there are downfalls to this. We're not sure if the team members are willing to cooperate or not. Some of the members may be lazy enough to do the stuff assigned to them [sad if everyone, usually happens when you don't know your groupmates very well], so when it comes to the finalization of the whole project some of its parts are incomplete. Funds would be a major problem if everyone does not give their share, too [sometimes i don't give my share as well =]]. Our closest friends may be our worst nightmares when the deadline comes, their presence could possibly lead to ignorance of the project [in other words, forgotten all about it kasi makulit masyado].

In a worst case scenario, one would stand up being a martyr of the team and is willing to do the job singlehandedly. Yet in some cases, from the start of the creation of the team and the assignment of the project, one would say "ok i'll do everything, bayaran nyo nalang ako..." or something like that, like his/her/its arrogance would fill the group in and they'll have to agree because they will be buying an effortless grade from their classmate [and it won't hurt a sweat].

This martyrs, or could be called "stupid, lonely [but not sad] people" [or in another view: arrogants who think they're gods to do something in their own hands] prefer to work alone, ignoring the team [and usually earning cash out of them]. This is because they're having a hard time doing something in a team [often thinks that the team they have wouldn't be able to do what is planned or what HE planned] and they prefer to be alone. In solitude, they have all the time to think and do things, and they could actually finish it alone if their field is specialized with the project to be done. Most of the time, the reason is they don't want to be distracted... while sometimes they just enjoy doing things alone. A certified One-Man-Army of the class, it seems.

But this is not advisable for the weak-hearted. Consecutive performances like this would lead to the abusement of your capabilities. The habit of getting money from the group is only advised when the money is needed for the resources and for you to get what you lost if you initially bought some items for the project. Profiting from this is hard because some of your groupmates won't usually pay you until next schoolyear. Sometimes this leads to bullying as well [anung utang? gusto mo pabugbog kita?]. In solitude, too much thinking might break down your brain to pieces, resulting to not finishing the project properly. Fatigue and stress also rises rapidly when doing things alone, not removing the fact that things could take a lot of time to finish. When a single soldier rans out of arsenals against a battalion, the only thing they should be doing is grab a knife and wish they won't be shot while sneaking from the back of another soldier to stab and get [steal] another weapon. Meaning, some things really require your groupmates for backup purposes in case you miss something.


For me, whatever is beneficial, we do it. I'm living a practical life, so i think choosing here's conditional... meaning, depending on the situation, of course.

But like i said above about planning, a plan is only a "dotted" line, perhaps we could say a blueprint. Let it alone and it'll end up being a drawing. Building a house, or even a small tent requires something beyond manpower.

So i quote:
"Whether it be a group of cooks or a single master chef, they wouldn't be able to complete a recipe without the ingredients."


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* Amf anghaba. ^^

Anu Jere mas maayos na ba o magulo pa rin?