Procrastination vs Me

Hello hello everyone again!

In this second post, I want to first talk about how I did in Phase 1 of IS101. I feel like I did well (thank God), but not at the level I would have liked. There were moments when I felt really overwhelmed. At the beginning, I even thought, “dang, I think I’m going to drop this course, I can’t do it.” Then I motivated myself and said, “no, I can do this,” but later, when there was no turning back, I started doubting myself again. At first, I thought the problem was my classes, but honestly, it was hard to accept that the problem was me. My organization was not good and procrastination was getting the best of me. Sometimes I thought I had enough time, but in the last few days before deadlines, everything would pile up faster than it should have. If I could change something, I would be more consistent from the beginning and not trust myself too much with time. Anyway, I recognize that feeling overwhelmed by assignments is something I caused myself. Since I accepted that, I’ve started to change. Of course, I still miss some things sometimes, I won’t deny it. I also stopped doing the Bonus Quizzes and I feel like I need to start doing them again.
But I don’t want anyone to think that I hate IS101 or Professor Wu. In fact, I will always say this: Professor Wu has a lot of patience and is always willing to help. He is a really good professor and not someone you easily find. Now that I think about it, I’m going to feel sad when the course ends :( because IS101 is not only improving my Microsoft Office skills, but it is also making changes in my personal life, and I think that is a big positive of this course. 

For my Chapter 4 topic, I chose 4.11.5 about headers, footers, and section breaks. Something that caught my attention is that headers and footers are not only used for page numbers, but they can also include information like your name, the document title, the date, or even the file name. I also found section breaks really interesting. Before, I thought it was just about page breaks, but now I understand that you can divide a document into sections and change formatting in different parts, like using different headers or restarting page numbering. It may seem like something small, but when practicing in the labs, you can really see the difference when you want a document to look more professional. 

About the MO-110 Word exam, which I already took, what I did was practice the labs and then repeat them until I felt like I had mastered them. Yes, there were things where I spent like two hours trying to fully understand them, but thank God I was able to pass successfully. I remember the day of the exam, my hands were shaking (yes, I get very nervous). I’m afraid of failing… who isn’t? Also, I feel like my dad didn’t help much. He is a former CSN student and graduated in Business Administration and I remember him telling me about his experience in IS101. He said he passed, but his best friend failed the course. He also reminded me that it was a different time… and I was like: yeah… that stressed me out even more :c

But anyway, this second semester at CSN has been really enjoyable. I’ve learned how to motivate myself and see my mistakes as parte of my process as a student. I'm learning many things and seeing that I actually understand them, along with my good examen grades, makes me even more excited. It motivates me to finish my Associate Degree and transfer to UNLV to graduate. But I have to be patient… step by step, without rushing. First, let's see how I do in Excel. It scares me, but at the same time I’m excited to pass it and say “it looked so hard, but I did it.” 

Thank you for reading this post, take care and don’t procrastinate!