For this SDS, we were required to brainstorm the concepts of self, and to think about what this word means to us. This is to help me find what the concept and direction of my magazine will be.
Based on that, I started writing all the words with “self-“ that I think about when I think about “self”. Immediately I wrote “Self-Knowledge”. I wrote self-knowledge, because it is something that means a lot to me. Most of the times when I am asked about the things that I like and that I don’t like, I don’t have an answer. This is something that I have been working and dealing with on a daily basis, so I though it would be an interesting direction to take and work with on my magazine. Besides that, I started working with this concept on my lasts works on term 2, so it might be interesting to keep working with it on this term as well. Then I wrote “Self-Sufficient”. When someone is self-sufficient it means they are emotionally and intellectually independent, which is something very interesting in my opinion. So maybe if I followed this concept I could maybe question throughout my works if we can actually be sel-sufficients. Then I wrote “Self-Love”, which I think its meaning is very self-explanatory. I think self-love is something that should be talked about more in our society, so it is another option for the concept of my zine. In addition, I wrote “Self-Esteem”, which I also think its meaning is very self-explanatory. Maybe with this one I could work on the meanings of high and low self-esteem, and perhaps also with self-love and “Self-Acceptance” (I also wrote this one and it means being ok with who you are), that in my opinion is something important for a low or high self-esteem. Furthermore, I wrote “Self-Centered” which means being worried with oneself and one’s affair. Besides that, I wrote “Self-Control”, which means being able to control yourself. And finally, I wrote “Self-Directed”, which means being able to take your own decisions and choices without anyone’s help.
It was very interesting to go trough all the meanings of this words with “Self-“, and I can’t wait to work with it during term 3.
