14A – Halfway Reflection

1) I learned to not only work ahead, but also plan out my work ahead of time, so that it would be easier for me to go back and just edit and complete what was missing. This really allowed me to stay on top of all the assignments due in this class and not feel too overwhelmed. Prior to this class, I did not feel confident enough to go up to random people and interview them about my entrepreneurship idea. However, having to do this for this class, really sharpened this skill and I can say that I now know how to professionally approach someone and ask them the right questions that would evoke the most noteworthy answers.

2) Out of all the assignments so far, I feel like I struggled the most with my Bug List. There was a moment where I thought I could not come up with the last 5 bugs and was just about to give up and ask others what they thought I should write. But after taking a little break, and then returning to the assignment, I was able to write out the rest of the bugs almost instantly. This showed me that sometimes you really just need to take a break and experience the different perspectives that life has to offer before you can continue to work on anything else.

3) Work ahead on the assignments and don't just try to crank it out all in one go. If you start a little bit of an assignment one day, you can go back and edit it the next day. Your best ideas will come out if you've given yourself a few moments to sit and think about it.

Really try to put the effort into those interviews. Plan a few questions ahead of time, then allow the conversation to take its course. Do this by asking questions that are thought-provoking and don't require just simple, one-word responses.

Start going out of your comfort zone and talking to larger crowds than what you are normally comfortable with. This will really help you when it comes time to conduct your interviews and deliver your elevator pitch.

Two more months till graduation :'(