- On my first biology 2 exam I got a score I was not proud of. It dropped my grade drastically and put me in a rough spot for the semester. Normally I would be ok with a low grade if it was above the average, but it was not. The reason I failed the exam was because I was too confident with myself. I thought that biology was something I can just walk in and do. The only method of studying I did was reading my notes. I did not try to apply it or even memorize facts.
- I learned that even when things are easy or if you are confident, failure is possible. It has changed my mindset drastically. I no longer view things not as strength and flaws. Because no matter what it is their is someone out there that is better than me at it. Therefore I have to continue personal growth.
- I have always seen failure has a disappointing situation. Whenever I fail no matter what it is, I always blame myself for it. No one else is involved but to me, everything I do is my responsibility. I normally use my failures to motivate myself to work harder. For example I am a competitive powerlifter. At my most recent competition I failed a record deadlift because the bar slipped out of my hand, not because the weight was too heavy. I am now training my grip strength as well as working on my technique to get a record the next time I compete. I always believed that taking risk is how you can grow. This mentality was developed from the gym. In the gym in order to increase strength you have to train at high intensities and heavy loads. Using minimal weights will not produce any results.
Friday, November 30, 2018
Celebrating Failure- 26A
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I was in the same situation as you on the first biology 2 exam. After that exam, I felt a lot of pressure on my shoulder as it made getting an A in the course extremely hard and nearly impossible. I have to disagree with you about being confident. I feel like you are vulnerable when you are confident. I, however, thought that your post was very reflective and I could see that you put a lot of work into this post. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteHello Larry,
ReplyDeleteI have a similar view on tests and that is if I think it is easy I am extremely wrong. I have a motto also for when it comes to experiencing new things or doing it for the first time and that is if you are not anxious or worried then you are not trying hard enough. This is basically a reflection on what you said regarding how you were over confident which ended up leading to a bad grade because you did not try hard enough.
Hello Larry,
ReplyDeleteI think everybody in college can relate to this. I especially felt this way when I was adjusting to college life. Suddenly, everything changed. I had not created good study habits in high school, and having so much freedom in college made creating good habits even harder. Failure is always disappointing, and we always tend to blame ourselves. It takes tenacity to bounce back from it, and work hard for the next exam.