As deadlines draw ever closer, the thought of giving up has been running through my brain more frequently. it just seems too much to handle at times. if i were to disregard my UROPS from now on, there would be SO much time freed up. but, my desire for an A- average prevents me from ignoring anything. well...bear with it for 2 more weeks. i'll have only 3 finals to worry about after week 13 is over.
speaking of UROPS, the report is almost done. just sent the second draft to my professor for him to vet. hope it comes out ok. the thing that really bugs me now is that i probably have to translate 18 or so NMR spectra into words. while i sincerely hope that that can be avoided, i know deep down that i'll have to do something about it. and i've got to start on my presentation slides soon. bugger.
here's a scenario...suppose you had to take an exam which you didn't really study for (like, you'd just scrape a pass at best with your current knowledge). now, if i gave you an answer sheet that would help you score 90%, would you (a) use it as it is, (b)use it and try to find the other 10%, or (c) throw it away? for the sake of argument, let's rule option c out. the main thing i want to ask is, would you accept 90%, or try for 100%? bear in mind, with your knowledge, you don't know for sure which question is wrong. so changing any of the answers has inherent risk. which one wins? your desire for more, or fear of losing what you're already guaranteed?
in other news, i've had several interesting conversations with someone...the same someone from last post. how do you know when you like someone? i tried to answer that, and the best i could come up with was, "it's based on feeling". so much for logical, rational explanations. but well, things are...ok-ish for now. hopefully they stay that way, or improve.
i'm scheduled to referee tomorrow. feeling a little nervous about it, but that's normal. think that as long as i ease into it, things will be ok. just be confident. things will work out.
speaking of UROPS, the report is almost done. just sent the second draft to my professor for him to vet. hope it comes out ok. the thing that really bugs me now is that i probably have to translate 18 or so NMR spectra into words. while i sincerely hope that that can be avoided, i know deep down that i'll have to do something about it. and i've got to start on my presentation slides soon. bugger.
here's a scenario...suppose you had to take an exam which you didn't really study for (like, you'd just scrape a pass at best with your current knowledge). now, if i gave you an answer sheet that would help you score 90%, would you (a) use it as it is, (b)use it and try to find the other 10%, or (c) throw it away? for the sake of argument, let's rule option c out. the main thing i want to ask is, would you accept 90%, or try for 100%? bear in mind, with your knowledge, you don't know for sure which question is wrong. so changing any of the answers has inherent risk. which one wins? your desire for more, or fear of losing what you're already guaranteed?
in other news, i've had several interesting conversations with someone...the same someone from last post. how do you know when you like someone? i tried to answer that, and the best i could come up with was, "it's based on feeling". so much for logical, rational explanations. but well, things are...ok-ish for now. hopefully they stay that way, or improve.
i'm scheduled to referee tomorrow. feeling a little nervous about it, but that's normal. think that as long as i ease into it, things will be ok. just be confident. things will work out.
-random thought of the day: Still feeling weird.-
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