Vicki Yang, 3/15/2021, PD8, Day C

Vicki Yang
Period 8
3/15/2021
Day C

Modern Mythology 2021


Goal Setting & Growth



At this current point in time, what specific goal(s) do you have for yourself? Why?


How do you demonstrate resilience towards achieving this goal? (or these goals?)


How does the world around you affect your perception of this goal? (or these goals?)


My goal as of late has been to try to spend more time on the things that I want to do. As the second half of the school year starts and as a senior, I have been finding myself focusing more and more of my time on my school work or worrying about college applications and admissions. Although college applications have already pretty much closed, I find myself worrying about mistakes that could’ve been made during the process, and the fact that colleges are beginning to release their letters of admissions has been making me feel extremely antsy. Additionally, even though my classes may not give an overwhelming amount of homework or projects, I always feel an immense desire to create my best work, which causes me to spend too much time on something that could’ve been finished easily. Because of this, I have not been able to do many things that make me happy such as drawing and crafting.


In order to build resilience against putting too much stress on school work, I am trying to create a schedule that works for me in order to be able to maintain a more healthy lifestyle. I have started to experiment with different times and periods for when I should be working on projects and classes, as well as times when I should be doing things that I find enjoyable as well as doing some physical activity so that I am not always cramped up inside my room. In addition to this, sometimes I find myself putting off different homework assignments until the last minute, so I am trying to be able to spread out my work over a period of time so that it is not as stressful for me to finish the assignment the day before it is due.


With many of my AP tests coming up, my attempts to avoid overworking have been a bit challenging because of the fact that I know that colleges do still look at your grades from your final semester transcripts, so I want to work harder in order to get good grades. However, with overwhelming support from my friends and family on my artworks, I have been spending more time animating and drawing in my free time. Therefore, if I am able to create an effective schedule for myself, I am confident that I will be able to achieve this goal.