What is the most important decision in life? Is it where you want to live, who you want to live with, or is it if you should have children? All of these questions are important, but none of these questions are the most important. The most important question in life is what you want to do as a career, for your career will determine how you can answer the other questions in your life. As a student, with two years left of free education, I will soon have to make a decision on what my answer to this question is. Currently, I believe I want to become an aerospace engineer. This career will require me to go to a prestigious school, and a school of this scale will require a strong SAT for me to be accepted. The SAT test allows students to be ranked …show more content…
This account is how we feel about our self. It is like a checking account for our own self worth. As a whole, I feel pretty good about myself. I maintain high grades and have a couple friends; however, I will admit when I make a bad mistake it will take me a long time to let go and forgive myself. The first habit was “Be Proactive”. This habit states that we should make decisions based on our values and not based on our immediate reaction. It basically means that we need to think before we act. I feel I am pretty good about this considering I nearly had a two by four slam in my head in woodshop that could of killed me, but I remained calm and did not freak out on the kid who almost killed me. The second habit is “Begin with the End in Mind”. This habit basically commands us to take control over how our life goes and not to let others control our destiny. In other words, the only path you should follow is the one that you make for yourself. I could not honestly say I am effective at this habit. I am more of a follower than a leader and I have not been given any choices that would be life changing. The third habit is “Put First Things First”. It says that you need to plan with priorities first and end with fun activities. This habit says if you follow this pattern you will be able to complete everything you need to and still find time to enjoy yourself. I already have practiced …show more content…
Unlike the previous habits, this habit pertains to how someone should work rather than how someone should act. It states that you need to take breaks and renew yourself or your tools as you work through tedious challenges. The reasoning for this is that pushing through a challenge is more likely to take more time than taking a break and finding a faster way. I tend to push through things so I can finish, so I will need more practice in this
Going into my senior year of high school, I was forced to make some fairly large decisions about my future, as were most teens my age. Before making the decision to attend California University of Pennsylvania, I was looking into what career was best for me, and what I wanted to achieve in my educational career. This was a lengthy and difficult process, but in the end, it led me to the path I am traveling today as a student at California University of Pennsylvania. When it came to deciding what I wanted to major in, I was very unsure.
Habits such as those are not easy to
During his journey to the NFL Jason Pierre Paul used many habits of mind to help him get through his problems. He used persisting because he could have easily given up and retired, but he didn’t. He also used the habit of mind striving for accuracy because he had to try a lot harder as a result of his hand impediments. He also faced the problem that while he played his hand was in a very large glove to protect it so he couldn’t grab or grip anything with it. He uses the habits of mind thinking flexibly and creating, imagining, and innovating to find new ways to tackle with only one normal hand.
I do not have much time on my hands, so I tend to procrastinate when I definitely should not be. The quote that you shared hits you hard when you think about it. He was cut and dry about putting you mind to a skill and doing it. I too disagree about the statement. I do not think it would be a good mindset to agree.
Some argue that the practice is only beneficial if it contains “super stable structures” or set rules. The argument is that practicing only benefits categories such as sports and music as the rules never change. I believe that any specific skill that a person wants to improve upon or master can be and has to be practiced, no matter what category of skill it may fall in. As long as an action is repeated consistently, it will become a habit. Another argument is that a person’s opportunities and chances are what defines a person’s success not their work ethic.
To accomplish something is to achieve a goal, we accomplish more if we are always doing something. No matter if that something is as small as picking up a piece of trash off the ground. Thomas Jefferson said "Determine never to be idle... it is wonderful how much may get done if we are always doing. "
This cliched statement is something that I stand by. But, this principle impacts other aspects of my life that many others cherish. I usually find myself interacting less with the loved ones in my life and being more focused on impending deadlines. As a workaholic, my conscience reflexively nags me to finish an assignment in any setting, such as a family reunion or a baby shower. While some people appreciate my strong desire to continue hustling, others frown upon my consistently overworked mind.
And a job that pays me well so I can get thousands of nike shoes. Sadly, getting a job where I get paid doing what I want is not easy. Thus, education and career choice has a relationship with meeting my financial goals and having my desired lifestyle. Education is the most important thing in life is said by many wise adults. Infact, college graduates are earning at least $22,000
4.1 “just do it”. I spend majority of my time just thinking about how I am going to get the assignment done. By the time I start the assignment it feels like I been working on it forever, when in reality I just started. When am given an assignment I need to work on it as soon as I find free time. “to eat an elephant, first cut it into same pieces”.
It’s scientifically proven that if you do not practice something over a long period of time you will forget it. Also if they forget a lot of things they will have to use
A student's best choice will come from what is accessible to them and what caters to their education best. Background and History Many high school students struggle with the overwhelming feeling of what to do with the rest of their lives, and the thought that the path
As long as I can remember, I knew that college was going to be part of my future. That is because I always knew what my family expected out of me. College is not only important to me for the reason of making my parents proud, but for making sure that I create more out of myself, as well. With a higher education, I will have more job opportunities available, potentially be able to earn higher income, and obtain more useful life skills than somebody who does not have a college education. To begin, having a college education under my belt is important to me because I will have more opportunities for a job, after I complete my four years.
People learn little from success, but much from failure. In a story by William Steig a little mouse named Doctor De Soto shows the meaning of success and hard work. Doctor De Soto and his wife dodge a not so sly fox. Doctor De Soto and his wife plan ahead to trick a not so sly fox as they knew that the fox would back stab them and try to eat them as a delicious snack , but as the fox thinks he's about to have a delicious snack Doctor De Soto and his wife had a surprise for the fox, they glue the sly ungrateful fox's mouth shut. In this story you would look though and find many Habits of Mind traits, they're 16 different traits in the Habits of Mind including Striving for Accuracy, Thinking Flexibly, and Thinking Interdependently which will be used and explained in the next few paragraphs.
“Is College the best option why or why not discusses the controversial issue of whether college is important or not. On one hand, while some argue that college is very important. Stephanie Owens and Isabel Sawhill writers of article “Should Everyone Go to College” asserts that we may be doing a disservice by telling all young people that college is the best option. Owens feels that college may be of service to some people, but not the best option for everyone.
Charles Duhigg, a New York Times reporter is also the author of “The Power of Habit”. This scientific yet easy to read book is a true exposure of the science of productivity, self-discipline and belief in our daily actions. It focuses on why habits exist and how individuals can change them. As a result, Charles explains each exploration in a short story that embodies his research and passion for the topic. In order to change a habit loop, Charles states that an individual must understand that habits exist, and believe that he/she is in control of changing it.