Week 8: Reflections: Looking Back

Screenshot of my new and improved bookmark bar!

Week eight, halfway through already! I think this is like the montage episode in a long running sitcom. Here's some montage music (Diner by Martin Sexton) to accompany you if you read this post. Here we go!

Writing: I've written a couple stories so far, but I think my best work yet was the Week 4: Storytelling, which detailed Sita's last moments on Earth. My favorite story to write, however, was the story I wrote just last week, Week 7: It's Only Fair. The first one elicited a fairly emotional response from me while I was writing it, and after that I tried to write some lighter stuff. I finally succeeded with a light story three weeks later, which was cool! I tend to gravitate to the heavier stuff, so it was nice to try and flex my comedic muscles a little.

Reading: Oh, hands down, my favorite reading was the graphic novel in week four, Sita: Daughter of the Earth. I think Sita's been my favorite character so far, closely followed by Draupadi.

Interactions: One thing I know I've really failed on so far is replying to comments- I want to have conversations with people, but that's one of the things that gets pushed and pushed until I forget or really don't have time. I might try to go back and reply to the ones that asked questions before the year is out! I love getting to know people through their writing and comments, though, it's one of my favorite parts about the class!

Time: As the semester goes on, I'm getting better at using this class as sort of a 'break' between assignments, instead of doing it as the last thing of the day from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., and that's been going well! I just finished up an assignment for Computer Architecture, and before I start on my next math-intensive project, I'm writing this to let my brain decompress a little. The quality of my writing is far better when I'm not falling asleep while typing...

Location: I usually write for this class at home, but have started writing more at the Engineering Practice Facility (EPF), generally because those are the two places I frequent. I do most of my work at the EPF, so it follows naturally that I'd work on this class here too!

Growth Mindset: I started Growth Mindset back up next week with a fairly low-key meme post, and I'm looking forward to doing more! I've really been trying to incorporate the new Mindset into how I work, and it's actually been helping me. Onwards and upwards!

Curation: Okay. I was a TOTAL bookmark non-believer until this class, and now bookmarks have become an integral part of my life. Go figure. I have everything set up nicely, exactly how I like it... I've been converted, and I love it.