Apathy

Throughout my high school experience, my biggest battle has been my struggle with apathy. I find myself staring at the clock in all of my classes and in whatever activity I have to do after school. I knock all of my homework out as soon as possible and rarely spend extra time making it my best work. I do just enough to keep straight As and a decent CV. Even as I write this blog, I have to admit that I mostly just want to get it done as fast as possible. But deep down I know I could be better. I really admire people who love learning, and are actually interested in the subjects that they are learning, and I think if I really applied myself, I could be one of those people too. So my 2010 resolution is to try to enjoy the classes I take, be interested in their material, and push myself to give 100% on every assignment. Instead of saying “who cares?” on every assignment and plowing through it, I’m going to try to think about why the subject I’m studying is important, and remind myself that a strong work ethic is a characteristic of almost all successful people. Along with these, I’d really like to narrow my list of college choices, beat my 5k personal record, and improve my math scores on standardized tests.