Personal value analysis

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DATE: 8/9/2019

VALUE ANALYZED: Efficiency

DEFINITION:

Efficiency is the means in which something is convenient and able to do its purpose,

especially when it comes to older versions. Another key term that points toward efficiency is

progress, does one event or version make this one superior or inferior? Efficiency is all about

what makes things faster and better.

NARRATIVE:

When I played hockey in high school, I started with an old department store wooden stick

that was heavy and was unable keep up with the speed of the game. However, as I improved my

game and became older in the years, I bought a newer stick from a proshop and it costs me close

to three hundred dollars. This stick was much more efficient and improved. I was able to carry it

around as it was lighter and it had holes near the bottom of the stick so that it was able to move

through the air for a quicker shot. Also, it was more durable when other players slashed their

stick against mine, and overall hold up longer and be more efficient. In conclusion, the progress

of the two sticks brought forth values of efficiency, improvement, and durability.

VALUES RELATIONSHIPS:

The value of efficiency and improvement are complementary to each other as the

definitions in which they possess are very similar and they both seem to follow each other. the

value of improvement is complementary with the value of durability as well, once again, they

work together to achieve that same goal. Finally, the value of improvement is utilitarian to the

value of efficiency as improvement focuses on making an item better in order so that it may

become more efficient to the consumer.

VALUES PERSPECTIVE:

Through my experience, my attitude was that of ethnocentricism. I was focused on

making myself a better player and I did not care to think about what anyone else thought would

make me better. I was set on a specific stick because I knew that it would make my playing life

easier and I went with what I knew would make me better.