Fifth Post

Self-Critical

I’ve always been critical of myself in many ways and my first few weeks back into my masters after winter holidays has been no exception because I always find myself in instances where I compare myself to other people and thinking that I’m not doing enough to advance my life.

As a result of the above, I become my worst critic hence I have to realize that I have to allow myself the time to adjust again and take things in a slow and steady pace. I feel like I need to be able to say no to things and also not be so hard on myself when I don’t meet my own expectation.

With the above in mind and the amount of data analytics which is out there in the world, I realized at the beginning few weeks of this class that there is much to consider and this contributes to my self-critical nature as the more I know, the better I will be at data analytics. However, I think the above is not possible because analytics is ever expanding and I logically cannot have all the information in my head. I can only know and practice the techniques which I have learned through my own practice and my masters to better read data and not just keep computing without any aim.

I believe that I need to be more practical in my approach to take on my own critical nature because if I do not try and successfully manage my stress then I would not be efficient in any way just as any AI computer needs to adapt and have time to learn before moving onto more advanced functions. I will try and learn as much as I can from the Digital Analytics class but in a more digestible way as to not overwhelm myself.

I also need to allow myself time to relax and clear my head as opposed to always thinking of one thing or another in relation to self-improvement or progression because having some time to recollect myself and also practice mindfulness will allow me to be more efficient when it comes to my work.

I know it will be an ongoing battle to not be self critical and to not take on too many thing to overwhelm me but I realize this more than ever now and I will practice strategies to manage this throughout all my undertakings currently which includes doing well in the Digital Analytics and Masters as a whole.