If I get something wrong on a school assignment or worse, I get really frustrated at myself for not getting perfect. I think that my chance of success will diminish, is that a bad thing? I mean it DOES pushes me to do better from finding what I did wrong...
2006-09-08 15:59:39 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
You expect too much from yourself yet it seems that you don't know yourself too well. Before you start expecting that you'll be able do everything perfectly, ask yourself first the following questions:
- Do I know this well? Will I remember this always?
- Would what I will do be correct in the eyes of everybody else?
- If I don't know this, where can I find references or sources?
- Do I have time to look for those references?
- Do I understand what is being asked?
- Do I understand myself such that I know my limitations just as I know my strengths?
- Do I accept my weaknesses so that I could improve on them?
- Do I acknowledge my strengths without being egotistic?
The answers you arrive at to those questions will tell you whether you have a problem or not.
Everyone makes mistakes... Yes, I understand you perfectly, you don't want to be everyone. Could you? Consider that as a challenge.
2006-09-08 16:24:17 · answer #1 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frustration is a BIG word, and if you're going to feel this way for every assignment you don't do well in, you'd be setting yourself up for a fall in the great big world where perfection is an anomaly.
I think you need to speak to somebody about this, and perhaps even mix around a bit more in slightly less 'academic' settings, ie: join a social club, get a hobby, volunteer at the local orphanage, etc...
Feelings of frustration compound when one deals with them on an island. Go be a friend, dude...
2006-09-08 20:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by Frankel T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You just have a competitive nature. If you think your chances of success will diminish if you don't get something perfect, then you will just want to succeed more in the future.
2006-09-08 16:25:33 · answer #3 · answered by Max B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think many go thur this kind of feeling. I do. It's not a problem..the first reaction would be anger at self for making silly mistakes but later u are aware of those mistakes and u try not to make those same mistakes in the future. That's a good thing, isn't it? So, getting low marks can make u more determined to get better marks in the next one.
2006-09-08 18:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by K.P. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well its ok not to be perfect, no one is and thats why we go to school, so we can learn. if you get an answer wrong its ok! just ask your teacher what you could have done better or what the correct answer is then you will know it. Just remember that you only live once. I know it might sound silly, but watch the movie just my luck. its about luck, not perfection, but it really teaches you to just live life and be free spirited
2006-09-08 16:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by flutterflie04 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We could go to extremes with anything. Drive can have some great benefits. But I think needing perfection is going a bit too far. I don't know what country you live in. But I know, in the US, we have this, "We're number 1 ideal." Only one can be number one, so what are the rest? I think you want to strive to be as good as you can, but know when your expectations go beyond that.
2006-09-08 16:09:12 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Bodhisattva 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think it's a problem, it may be a problem. Especially if you're asking this because it carries over into other areas. It's good to get As, but no one can be perfect all the time.
2006-09-08 18:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by shrinkydinkheart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't start getting depressed over it, or your self esteem will go down. Everyone is allowed a mistake or 2 when you're getting educated in the school system.
There's no such thing as perfect.
2006-09-08 16:03:34 · answer #8 · answered by LVieau 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't call it a problem, but it would be better if you didn't get frustrated, because life's too short to do that, and we all learn from our mistakes.
Take it easy, or you'll become a grumpy man
2006-09-08 20:26:44 · answer #9 · answered by omar_gut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it means you have a very logic mind. By that you find out where you went wrong and learn from it.
2006-09-08 16:03:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋