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Is it more important to be able to work alone or in group?


Chocofun 1 / 1  
Jul 29, 2013   #1
"Too many cooks spoil the broth" This proverb accentuates the truth that if too many people try to do the same task, they end up ruining it. Working in a group results in poor performance whereas working alone gives a better result. Moreover it has become vital for everyone to learn to work independently to cope up the challenges of this frenetic world. One who depends on others is left behind and is subjected to despairs. Ability to work alone has become the golden mantra of success today.

Everyone is going to have his/her own opinions, so working in group is going to arouse conflict and misunderstanding. When a person works alone, there are fewer distractions but when he works in group, he needs to face chaotic situations. Thus, work is completed effectively when working alone. On the similar note, one can take the example of studying in group and in alone. While studying in group, people spend most of the time on useless gossips but studying alone is free from any distractions. So, most of the top students in the class prefer to study alone.

A person is solely responsible for his mistakes and achievements when he works alone. This develops a sense of responsibility and ownership in an individual whereas working in group can breed passivity in its members. This has been the same case for me when I was in secondary school. The teachers used to ask the students to prepare "monthly wall-magazines" in a group. I was elected the leader of one of the groups with 5 members who had no inclination to drawing and writing, which were my favorite hobbies. Thus, I was the one, who had to collect articles, think of new designs for each magazine and decorate it. I had to face difficulty in balancing my time for the magazine and study. And when the magazines, which I designed, won the completion, the credit went to all the group members though they had not put any significant effort on its preparation. If the teacher had asked us to do the same task individually, I think my friends would have been compelled to do it themselves and I should not have shared credits for my hard work. What this means is working alone demands complete dedication from an individual since there is no one to rely on.

"Solitude is essentially the discovery and acceptance of our uniqueness." This quote from Lawrence Freeman truly depicts the importance of working alone. When a person works alone, he gets an opportunity to receive laurels for his achievements and embrace his mistakes. Working in group can overshadow the weakness of an individual so, one can never know about ones weakness. One can get an opportunity to get an insight of one when he works alone. In the name of working in group, people are trying to hide their fear of being criticized or laughed at.

People may call working alone as being introverted but working alone is need of today's world. Working in group is truly the sharing of work but such sharing can only result in laziness, procrastination and failure. But working alone promotes the effectiveness of work, enhances the spirit of responsibility and helps to discover oneself.
trilam153 9 / 21 3  
Jul 29, 2013   #2
accentuates the truth

truth is not the right term here i believe. But i have no other choice in my mind right now

they end up ruining it

They would

have his/her own opinions

their own

When a person works alone, there are fewer distractions but when he works in group, he needs to face chaotic situations

rephrase

While studying in group, people spend most of the time on useless gossips but studying alone is free from any distractions. So, most of the top students in the class prefer to study alone.

rephrase

who had to collect articles, think of new designs

Had to collect article and thought to new designs for each magazines and decorated them

Solitude is essentially

solitary

one can never know about ones weakness.

his own weaknesses

This is sad :(. I'd say spend more time on it instead of forcing yourself to write
dumi 1 / 6,925 1592  
Jul 29, 2013   #3
Hi,
I understand you are new to the forum. I wish to stress a few important things that would help you too to earn more relevant feedbacks. First tell the purpose of your writing in the Subject field with the topic. (e.g. IETLTS, TOEFL etc.) Then include the full prompt in your essay so that we can understand what is expected from you by the prompt. Then post this type of essays into Writing Feedback forum. In this case I moved it from Undergraduate to Writing Feedback.

Make another post here to tell the purpose and the prompt. I can align my comments with your prompt then.
OP Chocofun 1 / 1  
Jul 30, 2013   #4
Thank you very much for the comments.
I will try my best to improve my writing skills.
But everyone is used as singular word so can we use their own instead of his/her own.


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