To an outsider, this mindset might seem self deprecating and harmful. I completely understand someone viewing setting unreachable goals as insane. However, …show more content…
In the classroom, I constantly aim to get a one-hundred percent on every single test I take, no less. This requires me to know the information for each subject inside and out. Do I achieve my goal? Most of the time, no. It is nearly impossible to get a one-hundred on everything you do, and I recognize that. However, if I do not receive the one-hundred that I strive for, attempting to strive for perfection gets me pretty high marks. Is it ever good enough? No, but we must also be able to congratulate ourselves on things we have done good. An low A on a test is nothing to sneeze at, but if you set the bar there, that is all you will ever be able to