February Challenge Day 10: What I’m Learning

At the end of freshman year I put together a list of what I had learned from it. And I guess that was just the beginning because many of them are still highly relevant.

Sophomore year has been very different than freshman year. I know where things are. There are people younger than me here. I’m more involved with things. And I know more people! It’s fun in a different way, and my time here continues to provide growing moments and opportunities to become a better person. Here are some things I’m learning (some of which I have been for quite some time).

Let. It. Go. 

This was number one on my list last year, and it still is. But! Now I have a theme song to it 🙂 When people are rude? Let it go. When you don’t HAVE to be the one to do something? Let it go. Those are the two main issues I can identify, and thankfully I can say that it’s gotten better. I know myself well enough to know when I can’t say something nice, so I honestly just choose to leave the room at that point. Delegating things is harder, but I’m really trying to be better about it. It’s all a work in progress.

You are less awesome than you think. And other people are more awesome than you give them credit for.

Yes, I do some awesome stuff. But so does pretty much everyone. And I need to recognize that more often. It’s so nice to listen to other people and hear things from another perspective. How refreshing is that?! Sometimes I just need to shut my mouth and just listen when other people are talking. With knowing more people, I have lots more conversations that I did last year, which I absolutely love! Getting to know people, their dreams, families, and lives is so much fun.

You get what you give.

Last semester was rough. But I made an effort to start this semester off better, which has really paid off. It’s easy for me to work hard on extracurriculars, but it takes a conscious effort for me to put enough time into academics. It certainly is wonderful when I know class material and retain information, so it’s probably a good idea to keep working hard in this area which I certainly plan on doing 🙂

There’s so much more I could go on about, but those are the main themes. I like the concept of being a continual learner, and hope to never lose that aspect of my life!

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