Ignore Obstacles
Through the 10 years of me going to school, learning, and ‘overcoming obstacles’; I’ve never thought anything i had to do or ‘overcome’ as an obstacle. I usually go by my life as it is: learn, do my work, and take it easy. I believe that we shouldn’t stress nor worry about such ‘obstacles’. We should instead not think of them as obstacles but just ignore it and ‘get through with it’. Let me explain.
Basically, thinking about upcoming tests, projects, or due dates -obstacles-, we start to get nervous, stressed out, or become anxious. In the Article, “The Dark Side Of Deadlines” Kirmberly Key stated, “Not only does putting off a task until its deadline create stress, researchers found it also kills brain cells, lessens creativity, and that the associated stress can have a debilitating effect on one’s health.” With most of my personal experiences, I ignore such problems and try to ‘chill’. Just like this essay right now; although we have a due date for this and this could be considered as an obstacle, I ignore that it is an ‘obstacle’ and treat …show more content…
Although I can see where they’re coming from, that’s not the point, the point is to not stress over work or due-dates, and not leave the work or responsibility entirely. An article, “How to Stop Worrying About Things You Can't Change” Amy Morin, she pointed out about people stressing over things, mainly obstacles and inevitable events. One of the interesting things she said was, “Ask yourself what you are afraid will happen: Are you predicting a catastrophic outcome? Do you doubt your ability to cope with disappointment? Usually, the worst-case scenario isn't as tragic as you might envision. There's a good chance you're stronger than you think. It’s true that people do think of the worst thing that could happen, which brings in stress. To stop from this is what this essay is about, which is to just ignore and to be
Through the 10 years of me going to school, learning, and ‘overcoming obstacles’; I’ve never thought anything i had to do or ‘overcome’ as an obstacle. I usually go by my life as it is: learn, do my work, and take it easy. I believe that we shouldn’t stress nor worry about such ‘obstacles’. We should instead not think of them as obstacles but just ignore it and ‘get through with it’. Let me explain.
Basically, thinking about upcoming tests, projects, or due dates -obstacles-, we start to get nervous, stressed out, or become anxious. In the Article, “The Dark Side Of Deadlines” Kirmberly Key stated, “Not only does putting off a task until its deadline create stress, researchers found it also kills brain cells, lessens creativity, and that the associated stress can have a debilitating effect on one’s health.” With most of my personal experiences, I ignore such problems and try to ‘chill’. Just like this essay right now; although we have a due date for this and this could be considered as an obstacle, I ignore that it is an ‘obstacle’ and treat …show more content…
Although I can see where they’re coming from, that’s not the point, the point is to not stress over work or due-dates, and not leave the work or responsibility entirely. An article, “How to Stop Worrying About Things You Can't Change” Amy Morin, she pointed out about people stressing over things, mainly obstacles and inevitable events. One of the interesting things she said was, “Ask yourself what you are afraid will happen: Are you predicting a catastrophic outcome? Do you doubt your ability to cope with disappointment? Usually, the worst-case scenario isn't as tragic as you might envision. There's a good chance you're stronger than you think. It’s true that people do think of the worst thing that could happen, which brings in stress. To stop from this is what this essay is about, which is to just ignore and to be