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. But now I'm comparing, techniques, time taken to write, grades achieved. I've reached the conclusion that you'll always find people that are above you in something, below you at something and at the same sort of level. In reality, it makes no sense to compare to others because everyone in is different.
The only person you should really be comparing to is yourself. That's the only person it logically makes sense to compare to. You can't really compare to other people because other people aren't you. Did I do the best that I can do? Did I get the best grade for me?
At University this kind of thinking is common because you're surrounded by so many academics and students. So instead of avoiding the situation focus on yourself and developing resiliance and not what other people are achieving and doing.
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. But now I'm comparing, techniques, time taken to write, grades achieved. I've reached the conclusion that you'll always find people that are above you in something, below you at something and at the same sort of level. In reality, it makes no sense to compare to others because everyone in is different.
The only person you should really be comparing to is yourself. That's the only person it logically makes sense to compare to. You can't really compare to other people because other people aren't you. Did I do the best that I can do? Did I get the best grade for me?
At University this kind of thinking is common because you're surrounded by so many academics and students. So instead of avoiding the situation focus on yourself and developing resiliance and not what other people are achieving and doing.
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