1) A time when I took a hit this semester would be when I had 3 exams all two days apart, and failed to prepare appropriately. I did considerably worse on all on these exams over my first round of exams, and I was pretty upset. I had to learn the hard way that I couldn't get away with just studying right before an exam like I could in high school. I'm glad this did happen to me though, because from this failure I now know what I should be doing in order to successfully prepare for an exam.
2) I learned so much from this semester it's not even funny! I now know that it is a BAD idea to put off studying, ESPECIALLY when the exams are so close together. In high school I would've been able to get away with this, but here at the University of Florida it's just not an option if you want to be successful. I have two finals on the same day at the end of this semester, and I am going to start studying two weeks in advanced so I don't make this mistake again. Of course the whole "college thing" is still settling with me, and with everything I experience I keep growing as a person and in my studies.
3) Failure is a hard thing to deal with. No one ever likes not succeeding, especially when you feel like you tried so hard. Last semester, for example, I tried so hard for all of my exams and never got above a C. This was incredibly frustrating- but it was for the better, because it made me realize that I needed to change what I was doing to study. I usually handle failure by trying to think of only the positives, but I do find myself picking apart situations until I drive myself insane! I wish I didn't get as anxious over these things in my life, but for some reason I do.
I have always appreciated failure, but after taking this class I have become much more patient and accepting. It was always very hard for me to get over failure, because I would pick myself apart until I got it right- but I have learned to deal with it in a much lighter manor. I can't win them all- and that's okay!
I think that you did a really good on this post. You are 100% percent right in that failure is hard and no one likes not succeeding. I think that failure is huge opportunity to learn and while it doesn’t make it any easier to fail it is a way to look for a positive.
ReplyDeleteHere is a link to my blog if you would like to look at it.
http://wjkms.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure.html
Hi Cassidy! Wow. Your comment, "I usually handle failure by trying to think of only the positives, but I do find myself picking apart situations until I drive myself insane!" explains me to a T. Just recently I got myself out of a situation where I was picking apart every single thing about a problem I was trying to figure out, and it just made the problem bigger in my mind. What I've learned is that it is sooooo much easier to just "let it go" when it comes to sticky situations and to just allow it all to sort itself out without my strenuous effort. Whenever I seem to get myself in this mindset, I've notice things turning around for me and getting much, much easier. Great post! Check out mine here: http://analeisent3003.blogspot.com/2016/04/celebrating-failure-week-13.html
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