Week #6

What you learned about yourself is such a loaded question, as I discovered more of what frustrates me than positives. I found I needed music in the background to work, one time, I forgot my headphones at home and attempted to work on the project in a Starbucks, and I could not dial myself in enough to work. Also, I learned that I enjoy having a creative output, no matter what it may be. I took this Genius Hour concept and applied it to more of my life in ensuring I do not forget my own personal fun times and not just being dedicated to school and work. The challenges I faced the most were ensuring I was doing the projects on time and hitting every detail needed during the badges while completing my hour time. I found it easy to put off the project as, at times, it felt like fun versus an actual school project, so I was able to push it off in my mind and forget about it to an extent, then coming back to it with a sense of urgency. 

If I could change one thing about this entire project, it would be one extra week in the semester to spread it out a bit more. I found that between the Badges, Classwork, and Genius Hour, I struggled to maintain it all, combined with all my other classes. Just one extra week would've spread out the work that little bit more to calm everything down a bit. 

Last but not least, where do I go from here? Firstly I am taking a good long break from writing a script again. I did it, it was cathartic, and I felt creative doing it. But if I said it didn't stress me out and annoy me beyond belief, I would be lying. Working on something I struggled with made me a better person, and getting to extract creativity ensured I enjoyed life a little more. Those classes with no form of creative output didn't seem as tedious as I did have something out there that I knew I could fall back on.

Thanks for a good six weeks, I will be sure to keep up some form of creative output for my own mental sake!



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