Perhaps later in life I will change my view on this and do my schoolwork a different way. Another example of a paradigm in my life is that I believe writing things down (by hand) will help me remember the material better. This is my belief and others may not agree with it. Some may think that just reciting it in their heads or making a mnemonic will help them remember information. So everyone has their own way of performing certain tasks and believing what is best for them to do. Paradigms are changeable, so what you currently believe may change later in the future. Paradigms are essential in life due to the fact that they influence the way that we perform/interpret certain things.
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself; therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.” - George Bernard Shaw. This quote discusses the idea that the reasonable man is not unique, goes with the flow, and doesn 't make any further progress. This is due to the fact that a reasonable man is one that does only what allows him to pass or be acceptable. For example, a reasonable man is