#quoteoftheday – “I’ve found it easier oftentimes to ask for forgiveness rather than ask for permission.”
I’ve heard this quote numerous times recently and felt it deserved some interpretation and #reflection with respect to #postgraduatestudies and more specifically #student thinking.
In my experience with students, it appears this quote is typically disregarded when it comes to thoughts on failure. In other words, we inherently give ourselves permission to experience the negative effects arising from fear of failure and then #procrastinate while we find the energy to forgive ourselves these thoughts before getting on with our #research tasks.
Why not do it the other way round? Why not acknowledge these fears first, forgive yourself for not being perfect, push #procrastination aside and, get on with your #thesis work.
Forgive yourself first
