I believe the first step in leveling up is learning from one's mistakes and weaknesses. Its challenging to admit but here they are:
Multi-tasking. I love to multi-task (doing several things at the same time). This allows me to do a larger quantity of accomplishments but oftentimes sacrificing quality and failing some tasks. The biggest problem with multitasking is the big risk of forgetting some potentially important jobs. In this set of actions: checking papers, organizing the work area, delivering reports, and troubleshooting a computer problem; the thing that is usually left out is checking papers. It is probably because it is the least interesting thing to do in the set.
Procrastinating. I have an enormous confidence in my wit. This leads me to procrastinate (work at the eleventh hour - thinking that I can finish the job in a short period of time with the advantage I have). For the past 19 years that I've been a student and teacher, I spent maybe 4 years doing and accomplishing things at an earlier time and the other 15 years missing deadlines. Recently, I missed the deadline in passing the grades for my grade 9 students last Friday. I still have not recorded 2 or 3 quizzes! I kept on telling them that I can pass the grades on or before Friday (to force myself on finishing the grades) but failed because I started working half an hour before our coordinator's office closed.
Entertaining Distractions. I've been existing for 24 half-filled years. For every hour that I've lived, half of it is wasted on entertaining distractions and pointlessly daydreaming. Seeing an intriguing (interesting and peculiar) post in facebook, movie clip, page in a book, food, activity, noise, and trash, makes me leave my present goals to investigate on them.
Rescuing. I feel very happy helping others on things they can't do by themselves. Its difficult for me not to say "yes" when asked for aid. Often I lose time that is supposed to be spent for solving my own problems. Its so hard not to please everybody.
These are some of the stuff I have in mind for today. Please comment if you have noticed some more.
