CC Balancing Autonomy and Connection Discussions

1. Rachel McKeeman

Based on the clip, the tension Rachel and Ross are trying to work through is autonomy vs closeness. Rachel values her autonomy, while Ross is more codependent in his relationships. He prefers to be with his partner often, whereas Rachel would prefer to do her daily chores and tasks on her own time, and not be attached at the hip. Ross sees physical closeness as being akin to emotional closeness, so when he doesn’t have that, he feels she is ‘slipping away’.

I have had an issue with a friend of mine with predictability vs. novelty. When we spend time together, he usually insists we stay at my apartment, stay inside, watch TikToks, etc. I tend to prefer that we go find something to do, like taking a walk, wandering around the pier or trying a new place to eat. I love going to new restaurants, he prefers Denny’s or Taco Bell. We often have disagreements regarding this, and it usually ends with one of us (mostly me) caving.

The issue I feel that causes the most conflict for myself is the issue of autonomy versus connection, like Ross and Rachel. I’m much like Rachel, I prefer to maintain my independence. I often feel smothered when friends or people I’m in romantic relationships want to spend all the time together. I usually feel pressured to accept their offer to spend time and end up neglecting my own personal responsibilities or other friendships. I prefer to have a great time with someone, and take a few days to decompress, see other people and have downtime to myself. I want to be able to miss someone, rather than resent their presence because I have other obligations. I often have to communicate my needs to my partners that I need my own downtime and that it doesn’t have anything to do with them personally. I try to mitigate this by checking in with the person throughout the day via text or offering to call while I’m doing my own thing, so they can feel close to me.

2. Bryan

I would say that Ross and Rachel are trying to manage autonomy vs. connection. Rachel wants more independence in regards to he work life, but Ross wants to be connected to every aspect of her life within their relationship.

For autonomy vs connection, I have experienced this most within my relationship with my father. Growing up, my father has been connected to everything that I have ever done, and as I got older, I began wanting to have more autonomy within my life. It wasn’t easy at first with how much my father cares for me, but we both had to work towards an agreement to help my individual growth leading towards my young adulthood.

For predictability vs novelty, I have experienced this most within my family as a whole. We try to go out to eat every Sunday evening as a family if possible, however my dad is very predictable, and prefers the same exact location, every single time. Whenever my mom tries to bring up trying a new location, there is usually backlash as it has become almost a tradition, and there is the threat of ruining the experience we are most used to as a family. My dad values our experience and making sure that we have a great experience every time, and this is why he leans towards the predictability aspect.

For openness vs closedness, this was most experienced within my first relationship. At the beginning, our communication was very open with one another. However, as I began to venture down a path of goals I was working towards for my future, she became hostile towards them as they were taking away from the predictability of the future of the relationship. As this went on, I began to experience closedness towards speaking about the goals I was pursuing, as i knew she did not support me and I would be judged by her and her entire family. Closedness felt more comfortable and better for the relationship rather than openness.

The tension I had easily experienced the most was through openness within my first relationship. Anytime I would speak about the goals and desire I was working towards for my future, there would always be backlash from her and her family. I understand why though, she was a year older, and she had a deadline set within her mind with when she wanted to be in the future, and I could not guarantee that goal for her. I wanted to be closed off in regards to the subject, while she wanted to be open, and this choice of openness always lead to tension, to the point where it had to end.

I believe the tension of openness vs closedness causes the most tension with my family and friends. There are some things that are good to be talked about openly, and then there are others that should be closed. However, gauging this within relationships is not easy to do, and it takes time and great communication skills. I have seen both these sides of communication cause the most tension within my family and friends.

For maintaining tensions, the strategy I use the most is trying to understand why somebody behaves or reacts a certain way. Putting myself in their shoes to better state it. This has helped me have a substantial amount of grace over judgement, and it is something that I always try to do within my relationships. I feel that it has worked very well, and helps me see the humanness behind our flaws.

3. Kylee

1) Receivable management is important because it minimize the bad debts issues and if collection is up-to-date.

2) Quick ratio would be a metric to use to determine if a company has enough liquid assets (can it easily be converted into cash) to cover its current liabilities.

4. David

1. Little City Books is a small business bookstore. Receivables management is important to them because it is very important to maximize their cash flow. As a small business they have expenses they have to pay for in order to operate. If they are not being paid in a timely manner from their customers, then Little City Books will not have the funds to pay for their basic operational needs or buy merchandise to sell. I would use the accounts receivable turnover ratio as well as the average collection period ratio to determine how their business is doing. The accounts receivable turnover assesses the liquidity of the receivables and the average collection period measures the time it takes for the Little City Books to be paid by their customers. Obviously a lower average collection time is preferred meaning they receive their money within a timely manner.

5. Christopher

Hello class , i took this picture whit the purpose of what we saw in the lab six , “Insolation and Temperature ” ; where the image represent the radiation of the sun (albedo ) ,so , the snow is the most effective way to reflect the radiation of the sun more than others , like the Asphalt has low reflection and more insolation of temperature . it keeps the heart more colder and prevent the hit of the temperatures , reflecting it back to the space in long a wave.

6. Fatima

I decided to take a picture of the grass as an example of a low albedo surface. Grass is an example I see in my daily life and is an example of this since very little of the sun’s radiation is bouncing back to space so more is going to be absorbed.