ameh
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i feel more like a self-destructing anemone
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The offical EE2 bitch and procastination thread (1 Viewer)
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illodous
Angels...
If it is any consolation, I would be more than happy to review the progress of anybodies work.
Remember that your Major Work is your own original creation.. I remember when I first chose EE2, I never thought in a million years I'd be able to string two words together. Don't rely too heavily on your Mentors; although they are there to support you, they can't really be there 24/7.
There's one streak with the '05 Major Work writers this year, and that's our puddles of self-doubt. One way I found particularly useful in overcoming this was to question the reason I doubt myself; question why I felt my work sucks. Sometimes what I heard was useful, such as, "It would be better if I researched psychology more" or "I would like it more if I didn't rely on narration."
I would do exactly what those voices asked of me and was happier for having done so.
This becomes very useful in ferreting out the negative self-talk that gets you nowhere. If you can't give yourself a justified reason for disliking your MW, then it's time to start developing some appreciation!
Remember that your Major Work is your own original creation.. I remember when I first chose EE2, I never thought in a million years I'd be able to string two words together. Don't rely too heavily on your Mentors; although they are there to support you, they can't really be there 24/7.
There's one streak with the '05 Major Work writers this year, and that's our puddles of self-doubt. One way I found particularly useful in overcoming this was to question the reason I doubt myself; question why I felt my work sucks. Sometimes what I heard was useful, such as, "It would be better if I researched psychology more" or "I would like it more if I didn't rely on narration."
I would do exactly what those voices asked of me and was happier for having done so.
This becomes very useful in ferreting out the negative self-talk that gets you nowhere. If you can't give yourself a justified reason for disliking your MW, then it's time to start developing some appreciation!
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ameh
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well i wrote 9 words [supposed to be in progress thread] and im off to sea-bed!
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It's the little bits of progress that make up the grand picture, my ducks.
We are coming ever-closer to the hand-in date, and we *must* continue working (hence the reason for creating the progress thread). We will all go through moments where we doubt ourselves, but you have to remember to have some faith in yourself. At some point in time you believed you had a concept worth expanding upon, and likely it is still very much worth it.
If you do truly feel you have gone slightly off-track from where you intended, it is not too late to salvage what you have and rework it in a slightly different direction without actually having to change too much. Do not underestimate the power of reworking - with minor changes of tone, structure and wording, you can create something entirely different without "wasting" all your previous work up till now.
I hated my first full draft. I really did. I'd tried so hard, but it just wasn't coming across like I wanted it to, and you could see it. Reworking changed all of that. I honestly thought it would never turn out ok, but it did, and I'm not the only one to have gone through this scenario. Do not give up! There is always another way of doing it.
We are coming ever-closer to the hand-in date, and we *must* continue working (hence the reason for creating the progress thread). We will all go through moments where we doubt ourselves, but you have to remember to have some faith in yourself. At some point in time you believed you had a concept worth expanding upon, and likely it is still very much worth it.
If you do truly feel you have gone slightly off-track from where you intended, it is not too late to salvage what you have and rework it in a slightly different direction without actually having to change too much. Do not underestimate the power of reworking - with minor changes of tone, structure and wording, you can create something entirely different without "wasting" all your previous work up till now.
I hated my first full draft. I really did. I'd tried so hard, but it just wasn't coming across like I wanted it to, and you could see it. Reworking changed all of that. I honestly thought it would never turn out ok, but it did, and I'm not the only one to have gone through this scenario. Do not give up! There is always another way of doing it.
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Haha! Tish:
I'm part of the '04 EE2 group. We all went through the exact same thing this time last year, and had so much fun a few of us decided to stick around
I might start up a thread for the 04's and earlier to post words of advice... will wait a bit though, am trying to encourage more hard-core discussion on EE2 forum at present
I'm part of the '04 EE2 group. We all went through the exact same thing this time last year, and had so much fun a few of us decided to stick around
I might start up a thread for the 04's and earlier to post words of advice... will wait a bit though, am trying to encourage more hard-core discussion on EE2 forum at present
illodous
Angels...
The '04 Group of EE2 students are a lovingly (muahaha!) handpicked group of tormented students.. fresh from the Mediterranean Alps and other miscellaneous places with funky names that sound profound, selected with only the worst intentions (err.. I mean, ingredients) to become the grandparents of the soon to be '06 saplings
Sweets
objective subjectives
My teacher finallllyyy emailed me and said I had made outstanding progress. However, i'm confused on how to take this statement. Does that mean my MW was soo bad before that anything seems outstanding in comparison? Does it mean that she didn't even expect me to finish my lst draft by this point due to be inherent lameness? I'm confused
ameh
dirty trick
Using my ESP skills...hmm Sweets I think Outstanding means you have made progress and to question pointlessly over what that means will impede that progress and hence you must march forward into the new light without pondering of what might have been, or anything that might lead you astray from your main goal.