<p>Then don’t complain about a 94% when you don’t want to give that little bit of effort for the 98%. haha</p>
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You are a failure. A terrible night? Jeez. I only have one or two bad games per night.</p>
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Well like I hinted at there are times when it is an unrealistic standard for me. Not in my math, science, and engineering classes though (most of them for me, because I’m majoring in biomechanical engineering). </p>
<p>But like in my philosophy class last year I had no prior philosophy experience, and was taking the class filled overwhelmingly with people who had, including some philosophy graduate students. To be disappointed in not being the best, in that scenario, would be unwise on my part. So I abandon my second condition and just try to do as best I reasonably can in the class. </p>
<p>If I know I can be the best, then I apply the second condition. Since I’m an insanely good test taker, I thankfully have a good shot at being the best in a lot of my classes.</p>
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If you’re playing your rival in football and you’re up 45-0, and your opponent scores a field-goal, it’s disappointing. Your team is still going to win, but you’ve lost the shutout. The fact is, when you’re good enough, you have to give yourself loftier goals to get better. Getting an A is not a lofty enough goal for some people. Some people can get an A without truly learning much. </p>
<p>Also some people (like me) are just plain competitive. We want to be the best. Who doesn’t, after all?</p>
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I didn’t ask for help, nor did the OP. You don’t have to try to be paternalistic, a lot of the time it just happens without you knowing it. Now you know.</p>
<p>Got to admit, that was a good argument. But in football, the score is displayed at the end of the game. In academics, it’s only the letter (A, B, C, etc). The percentage will only exist in your mind in the end.</p>
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Well again it’s not just the grade that counts. For me, it’s learning the material (people can get As without learning much at all) and wanting to do my best and be the best. </p>
<p>It’s really not about the grade. If I learned a lot, did my best on a test, and got a C in the class I’d be satisfied assuming that was the highest grade in the class. The letter could be anything, provided my conditions are in place. A lot of the time, the letter just happens to be an A.</p>
<p>Also for the NFL what really matters for whether a team makes the playoffs is the whether a 1 or 0 goes in the win column. Scores are the 7th tiebreaker I think.</p>
<p>Yeah, I see what you mean. But learning the material doesn’t always mean getting a good grade, either. And at some point you won’t be the best either - it’s inevitable that someone will be better than you at something - but that’s a moot point. haha</p>
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I’m pretty sure I said just that. See second paragraph in post 25. </p>
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lol I haven’t been the best at a lot of things I’ve done, as I’ve also said before. Just when it comes to techy classes it works out that I’m generally one of the best, and thus have a good shot at the top grade.</p>
<p>Ask yourself this: are you really getting anything accomplished by feeling bad about it? Does beating yourself up over it raise your grade? If it does, good for you. If it doesn’t, know what you did wrong, sharpen your awareness, and keep going. Honestly. Negative energy is pretty much useless, until you actually use it to learn something.</p>
<p>This is a ridiculous thread. I’m along the lines in agreement with LazyGenius, although I do realize that I need to amp up my standards for success…haha.</p>
<p>occasionally… like two of my friends had better PSAT scores than me…</p>
<p>honestly though, I could probably be a straight-A student if i wasn’t so lazy/possibly have undiagnosed ADD.</p>
<p>The hardest advice that you can give to any human being is, “Be yourself.” Do you base your intelligence level on those of others? Is constant comparison a reinforcement of your worth? You feel this way because you have assumptions and expectations. We all do. It is who we are. Learn to ignore others. That is all I can say.</p>
<p>I absolutely love kids like this. I’m generally a pretty lazy guy and get A’s without much work, and when I get higher grades than the kids that work their butt off it’s the best. I rub it in their faces so much. I went home to sleep and watch TV while you studied and I still got a higher grade than you. This one who’s actually probably smarter than me is the best to do it to. His face literally gets red with rage and I laugh at him for 10 minutes.</p>
<p>^ are you my twin? Heh.</p>
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<p>Izzy, totally understand what you are saying. lol bleh</p>
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Yes. If I live on a random island with my 130 IQ, but everyone else has a 140+ IQ, guess who’s cleaning the toilets. </p>
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Yes. How do I know what I am worth if I have nothing to compare myself to? How does Tom Brady know he’s the best quarterback in the world if he lives on Mars and tosses footballs into craters all day? </p>
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Competition is in our DNA. Survival of the Fittest- Darwin. Know thy Enemy- Sun Tzu. Condition of man is a condition of war- Hobbes.</p>