26A: Celebrating Failure

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1) Tell us about a time that you failed this past semester: I think my biggest failure this past semester was letting myself get burned out. This class has a lot of assignments that require critical thinking or planning, which is hard for me because I wait until the last day or the day of to submit the assignments or do the cupcakes. This got to a point where I kept pushing off the peer review's and cupcake until the last minute and ended up completely forgetting about it until after the deadline. Because of that, I missed out on 4 points and ended up dropping my grade. 

2) Tell us what you learned from it: I learned that I like my GPA more than the 4 hours out of my week that is used to work on these assignments. I also learned that if I finish one assignment a day, it only take maximum one hour each day, which gives me less stress compared to when I'm scrambling to finish all three assignments at midnight the night before.

3) Reflect on what you think about failure: During my time in college, I have experienced many different types of failures, whether big or small, and I've learned that you just have to keep moving forward. If something doesn't work out, either change something and try it again or try a different plan. But keep trying, keep moving forward.

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  1. Kristen ReedAugust 3, 2020 at 8:56 AM

    Hi Anisha! I struggle with the same thing when it comes to time management. With everything going on right now, I feel like I am always saving my assignments for the last minutes because they completely slip my mind sometimes. I have tried to get better at procrastinating as well and remind myself that time management is a very important skill to have, especially when entering into your career. Great Post!

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  2. Sophia MorinAugust 3, 2020 at 10:47 AM

    Hey Anisha! I agree with you, this class takes some getting used to. I made the same mistakes and got my grade lowered as a result, too. However, I really admire how you were able to adjust your habits for a more smooth learning process. Doing a little bit each day rather than everything on one day is way more relaxing, in my opinion. also really like how you directly compared the importance of your GPA against the time you spend on these assignments. Great job!

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