Commonplace Proposal

For my commonplace paper, I'm going to explore why we get stressed out. I think this in an interesting topic, and certainly a complex one. I think it's interesting that we 'get stressed' over little things that logically don't matter in the long run. I've felt this first hand in the past couple of weeks; missing classes because I've been sick has left me feeling constantly behind and little hopeless. But when you think about it, being stressed makes no sense. It doesn't make sense to work yourself up over something that's uncontrollable; that's unfair to you and ultimately pointless. I think that there's a big difference between keeping check on your success and progress in life and becoming upset over things that are out of your control. For my paper, I want to analyze the causes and effects of stress, using Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as my primary source. The manner in which Dr. Horrible fantasizes about what could be while coping with the stress of his reality abnormally affects the ways he makes decisions.