1). There were too many questions to answer and 2). Where in this paper do I get to put in my voice?
Those were the two struggles I faced, and I'm not quite sure I overcame these obstacles. However as I trudged through these 6 pages, I learned a very important lesson: it's okay to not always be the best.
This is an important fact to remember. Whether you're in basketball or even a regular class like calculus, you ahould accept the fact that there are people in that same field that can challenge you. There are people that will be deemed better than you. These are the people that should motivate you to excel in your own terms.
As for writing, I accepted the fact that this might not have been the best paper that I wrote, and there is 100% positively someone who wrote an outstanding paper.
Competition has always been a problem of mine, especially in a field that I love so much. My WP2 thoughts have taught me that it's more important to focus on improvement than on being the best.
I also found it extremely difficult to answer all of the questions within the prompt in only 6 pages. There was just so much to write about that I probably could have written 12 pages on everything! I like the lesson that you learned out of the WP2 though. I’m the same way in that I don’t want to publish my work unless it is the absolute best. Unfortunately, though, we will never be completely satisfied with our work and we just have to accept that there is always time to grow! I hope that you will find the next writing assignment to be much easier.
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