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introduction
introduction
In the spring of my Sophomore year, I chose to do a presentation in my H200 class. I was tasked with fully researching a topic of my choosing in 10 minute powerpoint presentation to teach it to the class for a lecture where I chose perfectionism. This project included researching articles, compiling information, and finally teaching a topic to my peers about how to be careful of this trait.
H200 Presentation
H200 Presentation
In the honors class H200, I learned a lot about myself throuhg self reflection. I made a presentation about perfectionism. This assignment taught me a lot about myself and others, as I am a perfectionist. Realizing that striving for perfection can be both beneficial and bad. Trying to be perfect and holding yourself to that standard is very important to produce high-quality material, which I always strived for. An example of this is when I play golf, I will sit on the range trying to hit the perfect shot over and over until I can't get it wrong. This is good, but also can be counterintuitive. Trying to hit the perfect shot over and over is great, but when I need to work on my putting, I already wasted all energy and time on the range, resulting in me not getting everything done that I needed to. Realizing there is no such thing as perfect has helped greatly in my life, helping my golf game and professional career. Producing high-quality material is imprtant but so is being efficient and effective. Learning from this presentation has helped me be more productive during my tasks by not wasting my time on things that aren't of great importance, which is big for my professional career.
retrospective
retrospective
Looking back, this was very interesting as I feel like most honors students struggle with perfectionism at some point in their life/career. I also think that not only honors students struggle with this, but everyone who is working hard in their career, trying to produce the best work that they can. Chasing perfectionism can hold you back from achieving your current task or even your goals. It is important to learn to know how to use this characteristic to your advantage. My key takeaways from this assignment were: Not everything has to be perfect. It is important to know that some things are better done effectively rather than perfect and time is more important sometimes. Finally, there is no such thing as perfection; perfection cannot be achieved, no matter how hard you try. You can get to 99.99999% accuracy, but that is not perfect, so it's good to know when to call it quits sometimes. Overall, it is good to know when you have done a good enough job in order to stay efficient.
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