After years of life and brain development, we make many snap decisions and often assumptions about the world and actions that take place around us. Oftentimes we don't even pay attention to all of the little conjectures we form on a day to day basis. They happen naturally. This especially applies to the way our brain works in learning environments. These ideas are why it is important to know and define the word uptake.
WHAT THE HECK IS UPTAKE?
So, how could this amount to anything important? Why is it important for us to know and understand uptake?
We must understand it because it is a vital part of our waking lives. It is how we work to understand things, and it is extremely individualized. Uptake is different for everyone, and it is different in every situation.
FOR EXAMPLE:
I know for me personally, uptake applies to multiple situations in my life such as my feelings about my surroundings. If someone gives me a dirty look, my immediate assumption is something about me. Do I look bad? Did I accidentally look at them? Are they just an a-hole?
In reality, maybe they were having a bad day and just happened to look at me. Maybe they just have resting b**** face. The point is: based on antecedent knowledge, I assumed that there was something wrong with me or them, even if that may not be the case. All of these explanations that I formed in my head were ways that helped me to better understand *why* this person may have given me a dirty look. This is exactly what uptake is all about. It is all about thinking about things until they make sense. In this case a bit of overthinking may have taken place, but even so. It was a process of rationalizing, which is the whole point of uptake.
In conclusion: I wrote way too much, dear god.
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