I did all the assigned homework for today and I'm pleased with myself because it proves that as long as I have music to listen to (I was listening to the Fifty Shades of Grey Motion Picture Soundtrack) and a good environment and table with all my supplies, I can get down to work. I hope that I am not discouraged to face Calculus in the future.
I have to agree though that perhaps motivation isn't something spontaneous and I don't want it to come at random moments because I won't want to do my work anytime. Okay - so I'm already not doing my work a lot of the time, but I'm trying harder and slowly I am improving. I'm starting to believe that motivation is something that grows and it's something that is cultivated by our environment. In a good environment, motivation can thrive and I can get work done. But what do I mean by a "good environment"? I've already mentioned the right atmosphere and stationary, but is there anything else I need? Yes - and it's the right attitude.
All this time, I've tried to force myself to power through doing my Calculus homework, when it doesn't have to be that way. I've noticed that trying to think with "I should do Calculus" mentality doesn't work for me because I set myself an expectation that leads me to put pressure on myself. What works for me instead is to approach the work in front of me as if I don't know anything about it and the only way I will master it, or get a smidgen better, is if I try and practice it.
So, the point of this post is that the best way for me to learn math and eventually feel better about myself is to do it. If I don't do it, it's obvious I will feel discouraged. So, my dear friends, do math if you want to learn it. I'm not sure about other subjects, but since this instruction sounds simple enough, do math and you will get better.
Alrighty, time to do some more math catch-up. Now that I've returned to doing math, I don't feel like stopping anytime soon. I'm full of good tunes today.
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