This is going to be a quick post.\u00a0 I have not had a very productive day and have been battling bouts of anxiety for the past few days.\u00a0 Although I am confident of my progress to date, I realize that I am anxious about my upcoming colloquium presentation.\u00a0 I think the key issue is that I am very conscious of how much I still don\u2019t know!!\u00a0 It is funny that\u00a0one benefit of the MSc has been a transition from unconscious incompetence to conscious incompetence but right now this \u201cprogression\u201d is causing stress.\u00a0 It was much easier when I knew very little but thought I knew a great deal.\u00a0 Ignorance can truly be blissful!!\u00a0 I also realize that awareness of one\u2019s conscious incompetence is one thing, but displaying it to knowledgeable academics is quite another matter!\u00a0 I have to keep reminding myself that I am tracking well given my stage in the journey and do my best not to be overwhelmed by the road ahead.<\/p>\n
My focus during the past week has been on finalizing the colloquium presentation.\u00a0 I submitted the final document to Henley on Thursday.\u00a0 I did my first formal presentation DRY RUN today and plan to do two more by the end of Monday.\u00a0 Hopefully by then I will feel more relaxed. \u00a0It was good to talk to my sister today about my anxiety.\u00a0 She reminded me of how much I have accomplished so far and that I should be proud.\u00a0 I am going to do my best to remember this, complete my DRY RUNS and then try to RELAX!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is going to be a quick post.\u00a0 I have not had a very productive day and have been battling bouts of anxiety for the past few days.\u00a0 Although I am confident of my progress to date, I realize that … Continue reading