Quotes 

“Mentally tough artists, writers, and employees deliver on a more consistent basis than most. They work on a schedule, not just when they feel motivated. They approach their work like a pro, not an amateur. They do the most important thing first and don’t shirk responsibilities.”

This quote relates to this project for me, the most out of all the other quotes. I think that the direct concept of being mentally tough in the form of responsibility and consistency relates more to this project than anything else, and being able to remember and remind one another in our group was crucial in the outcome we had. We did not shake off responsibilities that we knew we had, and we also made sure to let one another know of responsibilities that the other may have.

“Mental toughness is like a muscle. It needs to be worked to grow and develop.If you haven’t pushed yourself in thousands of small ways, of course you’ll wilt when things get really difficult.”

The way that this quote most relates to our project is in the idea of pushing ourselves; we needed to constantly be able to motivate one another and be behind one another to contribute equally to the final product; we were able to push ourselves in numerous ways, be it through reminding ourselves of what the consequences would be and how much work we would have to catch up with if we did not do what we needed to, or if it was about reminding ourselves through other little things such as alerts and calendar reminders that gave us that little extra push into the sort of motivation mindset we needed.

“Mental toughness isn’t about getting an incredible dose of inspiration or courage. It’s about building the daily habits that allow you to stick to a schedule and overcome challenges and distractions over and over and over again.”

This would be the final quote that I would choose, that relates to our project. I say so because distractions and overcoming them were a big part of this project. Since we were on YouTube for our challenge, the number of distractions poising themselves towards us were numerous. Over time, by building the habits that we did to constantly remind ourselves that we needed to stick to our tasks, we were able to overcome the difficulty of succumbing to distractions. 

Partner Agreement Reflection

I think that in terms of collaboration, we could have thought more about the collaborating process for the final podcast and the collection of the different audio tapes. I think it got a bit confusing towards the end as we did not have that efficient of a system to organise all our files, but I think that it is a good lesson to take away for the next project, in terms of organization.

I think the advice that we could have looked at more scrutinisingly would have been day to day reminding of when to do the challenges; we were able to remind one another of when to do what, but I think that it could have been much better organised. For example, we could have chosen a specific time at which we could both have messaged one another to make sure that we did what was required at a time most suitable for both of us. One mistake was messaging each other either much too early or too late, and ending up forgetting again.

Now that I’ve worked with different partners, the thing that I most need from a partner is the ability to be open minded, yet teh confidence to criticise at the same time. If there is something about my idea that my partner does not like, I want them to feel comfortable in bringing it up and us working out a solution more suited to both of our thinking styles. At the same time, I want a partner who is open to hearing my ideas and providing their own ideas, so I do not feel one sided. 

Tool

I think the part of the tool that was the sharpest for me in this project was the tool that was for cutting out distractions; using a medium like YouTube leaves me vulnerable to many forms of distractions online, and I think that finding methods to combat this distraction were very important in this project. I was able to devise ways to ensure that I did not fall prey to the distractions I saw online and stuck to my task, reminding myself of what needed to be done constantly with support from my partner as well. We ensured that we would both stay focused and cut out all distractions, constantly reminding one another of this fact as well.