One thing I failed to do this semester was to stick to my plan to work ahead in this class. When I signed up for this class, I told myself that I wanted to knock all of the assignments out before we reached the halfway point in this semester. However, the assignments took longer and were more detailed than I anticipated, so I did not finish when I wanted to. In fact, I am not even slightly ahead. I am working on this assignment the same week that it is due. There were points in the semester where I was able to get ahead, however eventually my speed would slow down and I would sync back up with the scheduled deadlines. From this, I learned that when you are ahead, it would be ideal to continue moving forward rather than using that time to rest because in the end, you will no longer be ahead and you may even find yourself struggling. I have found that consistency is key, and continuously working towards a goal is effective. I have a pretty positive mindset, so I do not take failure to harshly. I usually follow it with “on the bright side ____”. Usually, I view failure as a learning opportunity. In this particular instance, there was not much risk involved so I do not feel like I lost anything. However, in the future, I would be likely to take risks. I understand that the only way to make progress is to risk something. If I stay in the safe zone, then there is no opportunity for growth. Risk and failure have both been positive to me even before this class because they indicate that you are taking action steps towards something.
Hello Juliana,
ReplyDeleteI definitely had the same goal for this class. I didn't want to have to worry about this class by getting ahead. I was ahead up until the first elevator pitch because I didn't know how to do it, and ever since then I've been doing the assignments the week they are due. I agree, the assignments were more work than I anticipated.
Juliana,
ReplyDeleteI completely understand how you feel. I also anticipated to work ahead in this class; at the very beginning of the semester, I was slacking and did not do so. I was doing the work on the same week that they were due. Soon after, I realized that the work was piling up and that I could not leave it for last minute. Therefore, I decided to get back to my plan and realized that the strategy of working ahead was needed in this class.
Hey Julianna,
ReplyDeleteI'm in the same boat as you on this. I, like you and many of the students in our group, did not end up working as far ahead as I planned. The deadlines just caught up to me and I couldn't stay ahead. Like you said, the assignments definitely required a lot more detail than we were expecting, so getting ahead and staying ahead in this class would've been exhausting. I like your analysis of failure and taking risks. I understand why this "failure" wouldn't have huge consequences, but there are many opportunities in the future for our risks to not pay off.