Writing Assignment 2

Chapter 3: Optimism and Reality

1.When I was a high school student, I often said "I can do it" to myself three times in my heart before exams started. It was like a self suggestion. Taking exams is not a big adversity, but I tended to be so nervous before exams, so that kind of self-talk was needed. By that, I could calm myself down.

2.When I was in a desparate situation where I couldn't see my goal any more, I always said to me that "If this is the lowest, what will happen from now on is just climbing up". And, things often went well. I'm not so resilient that I often depressed with losing my goals (for example, "Even though tommorow is the exam day, I have understood almost nothing on the text!" lol). However, I need to get confidence again to achieve my goal. So, this way of thinking ("There are no worse situations than now")really helps me.