6/4 Reflection Blog Post

Before I dive into any deep reflections, I want to let you guys know how my TED Talk went. Well, it's hard to tell considering I was virtual and didn't get any live responses from anybody. I got good feedback from a couple people, but that is not the same as live reactions to parts that you wanted to evoke a reaction. I also wish I could say that I had a fun time making the TED Talk, but I'd be lying if I did. I procrastinated, and that made it pretty miserable for me. Alright, now that y'all are updated, we can dive into the reflection.

I have mixed feelings about this project. Not about the project in general, more just about my topic and work ethic. The project itself was great. It allowed students to have the autonomy to explore something of their choice and to develop a strong work ethic and time management. The bad part is that I am kind of unhappy with my choice and inability to have good time management.

My topic, painting album covers, was time-consuming. Seriously I didn't expect it, and if you don't believe me, look at my schedule. Alright y'all prolly aren't gonna do that, so I was planning on doing like 10+ albums, and I only did 6, and I was staying up late and painting during class. I enjoyed painting; I just didn't enjoy how it took up a lot of my time. I was excited to paint, just not at 11pm. This project also showed me how faulty my work ethic is because I was procrastinating so much. Also, I set goals, and I didn't achieve them. Even though these goals may have been slightly unrealistic, I should have tried my absolute best to achieve them, and I didn't. This project showed me that I have things I definitely need to improve on before a difficult Junior year.

This isn't all bad, though. In fact, this is actually all good. What I just said above was my short-term mindset. I thought those things at the moment, when in the long-term, I knew this project would be beneficial. Painting, despite being time-consuming, actually did benefit me in ways I could have never imagined. As I said in my TED Talk, I am living life more artistically and creatively, which is surprising considering I was garbage at art. Now, I'm not bad. As for revealing my poor time management skills, this project allowed me to understand the need for me to improve upon myself. I would've never been able to see this if not for the Genius Project.

I was living life only in the moment, and I was very short-sighted. I could only think about my unhappiness in the present, when I should have been happy with the positive long-term effects of the project. Dang, this could've been a TED Talk topic. Anyways, this project was great because it not only allowed me to improve my life through art, it allowed me to improve my life through the realization of my flaws. 

I can't say I was happy during the project, but I am happy with my results and what I've learned. I do plan on painting throughout the summer because I'll enjoy it even more without any deadlines that I made for myself.

Oh, I also loved writing these blogs. I would have never thought of myself as a blogger, but here we are. I'm actually "Good Blogger Michael Om" on Meena's phone, so that's how you know I made it as a blogger. That being said, I am sad this is the last blog. We had a good run, but like all things, this must come to an end. With that being said, wherever or whenever it may be, I'll catch you later!