the only thing i have to fear is failure itself
This morning, I got to thinking: I'm not afraid of failure. That's far too cliche. I'm afraid of mediocrity. Suffice to say that implies that I'm terrified of failure. But if I have to be mediocre, I might as well fail.
I had a dream last night where everyone did quite well on an exam (couldn't tell if it was the stat mech or intermolecular forces one), all with scores in the 80s and 90s... and I found myself with the lowest score, an 84. Apparently the exam was going to be curved. Leave it to my subconscious to equate mediocrity to failure.
Graduate school makes it so easy to be mediocre.
Obviously, despite whatever fears and daydreams we may have, we have to push forward. Partly to spite the rest of the world, and often enough to spite ourselves.
I had a dream last night where everyone did quite well on an exam (couldn't tell if it was the stat mech or intermolecular forces one), all with scores in the 80s and 90s... and I found myself with the lowest score, an 84. Apparently the exam was going to be curved. Leave it to my subconscious to equate mediocrity to failure.
Graduate school makes it so easy to be mediocre.
Obviously, despite whatever fears and daydreams we may have, we have to push forward. Partly to spite the rest of the world, and often enough to spite ourselves.