Essay On Strengths And Weaknesses

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I believe that in life people need to recognize their strengths and weaknesses. Not only does it help people become more recognized of their abilities, but it also helps people to become better individuals. It is important for individuals to have goals and achievements. Knowing how to overcome weaknesses only makes one stronger. It is good to be aware of yourself as an individual to improve in any area.
Based on my experiences so far in college, I realized many of my strengths and weaknesses in my area of writing for psychology and/ or writing papers in general. Ever since high school, I have always had the fear to write papers. I always knew college would be a lot of work, but I actually did not know how much work. Every class this semester,

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