This is right, right?

"Wassup! You doing good bro?" I asked my friend.
"You're not doing it right!" my friend pointed out to me. "Huh?"
"Try this: How's its going bruv!"

I repeated after him and he nodded he is feeling great.

Awesome!

"That's not how you do it!" he said a few minutes into working out a problem.
"Well, we got the answers right, right?"
"Well yea, but your method is too short for a 10 marks question" he pointed out again.

Cons: I'm very feel very uncomfortable when it comes to people correcting multiple times a day when at some point I'm right.

Point is, anything is the 'right way' as long as the outcome is correct, its what answers your query and its what gets the job done.

Epiphany

My mind drifts easily no matter what I'm doing. Well, more like I let it drift which makes me a very lazy person to focus. My mind mostly drifts when I usually do something which I can do subconsciously like taking a crap, washing the dishes, playing football and studying. Ok, the last two is me messing around. Anyways, that aside. Back to the real topic. (Drifting already)

After being pissed at being corrected multiple times, I thought to myself that it certainly is important to get to the finishing line but whats more important is the approach. Different approach to a problem give different effects and side effects to the result.



You can say 'it doesn't matter how you kick the football, just as long as it reaches the target' or 'it doesn't matter how you say it, just express how you feel', but there is one thing that we tend to leave out: the type of side effects. You do whatever it takes to finish the race first. Yes, performance enchancing drugs gives you a good chance of finishing first which has definite negative side effects. Waiting for you at the finishing lines is guilt, being labled a cheat and dissatisfaction. Approaching the race with consideration of the finishing line has to be to planned out for desired side effects. If not properly planned, some approaches may leave you stuck halfway to the finishing line. However taking too much time planning isn't going to help at all. That my friend will leave you stuck to the starting block while other people crossed the finishing line.

Hell yeah it does matter how you kick the ball for it to reach the target. Kick too low it will get intercepted, too high - you missed the target and take too long to decide - where's the ball? (stolen). Telling a person how you feel too hastily freaks him/her out, beating around the bush - he/she walks out before you get to the point and not telling at all and you won't get the chance to tell him/her.

Split second decision is required. However, most of us are not born with it. Here, I'll say is definitely the right thing to do. Just as long as you can run, no matter you got stuck halfway through the race or stuck at the starting block, stand up and try again from the start. Practice makes perfect; learn from your mistakes. True when people say life is short, but there is more than enough time to run the race over and over again.


One day you could finish first place.


I know this. Been there done that. Because my answer to my problem is correct but my approach is not textbook. At least my lecturer told me. He also told me to do it over and over again till I get it right. Ugh.

Keep trying people,
the12thplayer