Week 8 Growth Mindset

After pondering through the different dimensions of growth I came up with a few that I know I need to work on. One aspect of myself that I know that needs some work is my attachment to the comfort zone. Once I am comfortable I do not like to go out of my way to try new things. However, I know an important part of growing is to try new things and learn from them. Another aspect I could use some work on is, I like to get things right the first time. However, from our revisions that we have to do, I have learned that sometimes it is better to have practice and gain that experience.

Though I need some things to work on, I have improved in lots of ways as well. For example, coming to OU a very important thing I learned was to ask questions! Ask lots of questions! I know that if I am every confused I always email my professors right away with the questions I have. I have also learned, especially with this class, to set my own schedule and priorities. I have also learned a lot about motivation. I know that having the motivation within myself is really important to meet my deadlines. Intrinsic motivation is the best, because you will not always have external rewards to get you to meet the goals needed.

I am grateful for everything I have learned in this class and everything that I will continue to learn. This class has taught me a lot about myself and I hope to only continue to grow from this experience.

Motivation

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Week 8 Reflections

I am happy with my reading selections! I think they are really interesting stories to read and they give me enough room to make the story my own. I think my favorite so far is the video that I watch with the transcrip I read about "Sita Sings the Blues." The story I wrote for it is also my favorite story thus far. My reading schedule is still kind of all over the place. I am taking 21 hours, so I try to just get things done depending on my schedule for that week. However, I do have two places where I love writing my stories and reading. I either do at one of those double screen computers at the library from 3 PM - 6 PM. That is my time on Monday's to get my readings done. The other place is in the comfort of my own room. I have an office, and just sitting there with light music playing in the back just sitting in my comfy pink chair is my other favorite place.

My Favorite: Double-Screen Computers

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I definitely believe that the Reading Notes is very helpful. It helps me brainstorm before jumping into the story right away. I have also learned how to read like a writer which is so helpful. In the Notes page I usually brainstorm of the several different ideas I have running through my head. When I go to write my story, I always look back at the notes page and take my suggestions from there to write my story.

For the weeks to come I think I am going to go beyond the epics. Though, I have enjoyed reading them I am still wanting to read new stories. I think I am going to focus more on gods and goddesses! I saw that there is even a movie option for that, I love watching the films. I do believe one of the film options will be something I am going to look at for the weeks to come.

I am excited to see what my portfolio will look like at the end of the semester!