Anyways, I was playing this difficult song (for my level) and I had almost reached the end when I encountered a difficult stream of steps. I started missing some and I panicked. Since it was only the 2nd song, I knew that if I managed to get through the last leg of the song, I'll be able to choose a third song (and not waste 25 cents). Instead of looking out for the arrows coming up, my eyes darted to the dwindling bar on the screen. I don't know why, maybe because I wanted some assurance that I had some chance left to survive the last seconds of the song. Obviously, I failed.
What I took away from this was that it isn't the desired result that matters. It is (literally) the steps you take to get there that does. I definitely need to change my attitude towards various aspects of my life, especially graduate school. Before moving to Los Angeles, I was so psyched about studying at UCLA, getting a Ph.D. in economics, and either remaining in academia or selling out and working on Wall Street and eventually being charged and convicted for constructing an even greater Ponzi scheme, but I didn't really think about the steps required to get to those results. My undergrad studies at Maryland were relatively easy and I think I forgot what it was like to be overwhelmed academically and intellectually as I was at Blair. I'm beginning to remember as I face three problem sets all due in the coming week.
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