a song of ice and fire
First, for anyone who's not aware, saiunkoku_fic is holding their annual Secret Santa exchange. Everyone should head over and sign up, it's going to be awesome!
Here's an interesting blog post for anyone who reads George R.R. Martin-- basically a critique of his story structure in writing A Song of Ice and Fire, and how it might be linked to the long delay in ( Read more... )
Here's an interesting blog post for anyone who reads George R.R. Martin-- basically a critique of his story structure in writing A Song of Ice and Fire, and how it might be linked to the long delay in ( Read more... )
Complete and thoughtful enough that I don't have much to say in return save my thanks.
I, too, was raised to believe that if I worked hard and did my best, it would be recognized and rewarded . . . perhaps it's a necessary thing for children to believe, but it's hard when that thinking comes into conflict with the real world and the knowledge that, sometimes, you're just not good at something, no matter how much hard work you put in. I spent hours and hours studying Calculus, and still could barely manage an average grade. Other things I could put in those same hours and do decently.
And then there are the things where I was only barely okay (Japanese), but too damn stubborn to let it stop me . . .
I . . . personally feel that there is only one area in which I actually excel, but that belief is not necessarily borne out by the rest of the world. It seems to be another of the things that I refuse to let go of, though.
But aside from this, the one thing that I deserve and lack the least is the kindness and support of others, and for that I am endlessly grateful.
The real world is hard to adjust to, isn't it? A place that operates by different rules . . . learning them can be the hardest of all.
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Oh, hells yes.
It has become a bit of a joke in my department that I am now receiving 'tact lessons' from a senior admin who has more or less volunteered to mentor me, to save me from myself and my (rather blunt) common sense approach to things. Mostly because she started to despair that I kept being 'baptised by fire' in terms of processes & communications. Things are absolutely backwards sometimes at my office--and I was a bit too dense to realise that I wasn't supposed to remark on this... Repeatedly... XD The work I do is top-notch, but my tact/communication/political skills? Non-existent. That's what I had to slow down and learn.
But having slowed down to pay more attention to things like this, I'm getting much stronger, overall, in many other areas. : )
So if it is a schoolwork issue, talk to your profs--or a mentor, if you have one? See if there's something that someone forgot to tell you / assumed you already knew?... Ya never know. Perception and assumption can be tricky things. ;)
Good luck!
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