Let get competetive... with ourselves
Since being back at University there's has been an exceeding level of focus on grades and academia . Whereas while working, this competitive, grade definition was not such a big issue. I find that being back there's this constant comparison to other people. People constantly asking you, 'How did you find this project?' or 'What did you get for this project?' and you feel a sort of pressure to do well and achieve as a result. While in a way this can motivate me to study, it can also make me really stressed out. When I'm constantly comparing with other people - I confuse myself. Everybody works in different styles and different paces. But just because one a further stage of an essay, I suddenly feel like I should rush to get that stage, disregarding my own project plan and pace. This is why I found that working away from University, I was much more content and happy with my own working style and as result seemed to not stress out too much about my work. Bu...