Posted by alexandra_k on September 20, 2014, at 22:59:18
In reply to Re: not doing particularly well..., posted by pontormo on September 20, 2014, at 10:56:46
hey. thank you. yeah, i need to hold onto the goal.
i was actually over these past few days remembering one of the goals that i had... something that i thought i would learn... better time management. working more to a schedule than from a feeling. i think i am (only just) starting to learn to do that. and feeling good from it. something kantian... about doing what you are supposed to do because you are supposed to do it. just beginning... but on the journey, yeah.
> There's a lot of wisdom in where you're going with these thoughts. Don't overvalue the grades of the moment-- it's the overall goal and the meaning you can put into and get out of the process that matters over time. As long as you invest yourself and make the work meaningful and remember the purpose-- the overarching reason for it all.
yes. and... if i do get a place in medicine then that is probably something i'm going to have to come to terms with. being much nearer the bottom of the class for most things. i mean... i guess it is like that for most people. and a lot of those people will be lot smarter at a lot of things than me...
> And yeah-- people are a lot kinder than we give them credit for-- or than we are-- thank god.yeah. thank god for that. i think... one of the things that makes us unkind is anxiety. fear. a defensive freeze can be almost indistinguishable from an attack.
anyway... back to it.
:)
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