Numbers

Summary

Lucy Dan reflects on the day spent analyzing numbers for her graduate coursework and finds solace in creative expression as a form of rebellion against the quantitative overload.

Abstract

The web content presents a personal reflection by Lucy Dan, who has spent her day immersed in statistical analysis for her final graduate homework. The poem titled "Numbers" expresses her feelings about the day governed by quantitative measures, from time management to task completion and academic achievements. In contrast, her evening is dedicated to creative activities, which serve as a form of escape from the numerical rigidity of her academic tasks. This creative process is depicted as a means to evoke emotions, tell stories, and connect with others on a more profound level, beyond the metrics of popularity or engagement. The article also includes a call to action for readers to challenge her with poetry prompts and links to other works by Lucy Dan and Salma.

Opinions

The author, Lucy Dan, conveys a sense of being overwhelmed by the dominance of numbers in her academic life.
She views creative endeavors as a form of rebellion against the quantification of daily activities.
The act of creating is presented as more valuable and fulfilling when it is detached from metrics such as statistics and engagement levels.
The author places a high emphasis on the emotional and narrative impact of creative work.
There is an open invitation for reader interaction, indicating a desire for community engagement and creative exchange.
The inclusion of other authors' works suggests a supportive network within the creative community on the platform.

a poem via a submitted prompt

Numbers governing my every hour today, even time segmented neatly into pomodoros marked by whether a task list item was scratched off, how many words I had written, what statistical results I had obtained.

Maybe that’s why to end the day my rebellion is to create, void of numbers, eyes closed to stats and level of engagement, not tuning into how popular something it but rather focussing on what feelings it evoked, what stories it told, what lives it may touch.

Today’s prompt was from Adam Deitsch: numbers.

Hi I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and I spent all day running numbers through statistical analysis for my final piece of homework ever to be submitted in graduate school. I can’t believe I’m nearing the end of the mandatory classes I must take. At the same time, I feel a bit overwhelmed at just how much numbers took over my day, and spent the rest of the night painting.

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