On Friday, I got an World History essay back. I didn’t do too badly, a 90%, but I was quite irritated. You see, I was rather proud of that essay because it was filled with nuances I loved and a very structured flow to it that I adored. I wasn’t quite sure how I did it, but I did. It was the first essay in a long time that I loved. But, I got a 90.
The comments critiquing it were mostly that I didn’t define words that I was supposed to, or include details I should’ve. I admit, I might have been overconfident, but that wasn’t the first time last week.
On Thursday, I submitted one of my poems to the Literary Club at my high school. I thought I did a great job on the poem, even though it was short. I had written it in 5 minutes, but I was confident that I could get a unanimous vote. Boy was I wrong.
Once again, details. I forgot to clarify some things I should’ve (not everyone undergoes the same experiences, duh), left a lot of the subject matter to interpretation, and went off of the assumption that everyone knows acupuncture.
For these two examples in the past week, I tried to look at the bigger picture and neglected to understand the intricacies of my tasks. Although my previous blogpost stated that we need to see the world more generally, it also pays off to pay attention to the little things, which will contribute to the betterment of the whole.
I apologize for the tacky title
Skies and Clouds 