a first look at interpersonal communication

In the book looking out and In I learned why we communicate. Basically the reason why we communicate is because we all need relationships to help get through life. We physically need to communicate with people because it affects our health if we don’t socialize. I thought it was interesting when I read the fact that it is just as bad smoking a cigarette as it is not communicating and having relationships. By communicating in life we start identifying ourselves more. If we lack communicating with people then it is harder to find who we are as people. I believe this is true because it seems like the more I meet new people I learn a little more about myself. Social needs are very important because it gives us pleasure in our everyday life that makes us get satisfaction. By not having social stability people may become depressed and feel less valued which makes you less functional. Communication is a very important tool in life to have because it helps us get others to do what we want. In the text I learned that encodes are thoughts put into a word which makes the receiver understand. Decodes are when the receiver makes sense of what is the message.