Challenges can make us stronger. But asking for too much in the wrong areas

Apr 17, 2014
2:04:09pm

mudpupper

can also hurt us. I don't advocate being total slacker looking for easy path in life. But I would say pick your battles. Take on the most important challenges.

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Some tricks I employed while at BYU undergrad and MBA program.

Mayor of Cougartown

4/17/14 1:36pm

ratemyprofessors.com was a boon.

riboflavin

4/17/14 1:37pm

if your only goal is to pass classes, then I endorse this approach.

Cougarclaw

4/17/14 1:40pm

I can count on two hands the number of concepts I learned that I have

chago04

4/17/14 1:40pm

What's your point? Unless you went to a trade school, your education should have

Byron McNertney

4/17/14 1:41pm

Exactly, so why choose the hard route?

chago04

4/17/14 1:43pm

In high school, I decided I wanted to learn to speak German so I signed up for

Byron McNertney

4/17/14 1:51pm

Just say, "Because I'm a nerd."

messi

4/17/14 2:02pm

I figured I'd get some responses like this. Go for it, find the hardest profess

Mayor of Cougartown

4/17/14 1:41pm

Just because a professor is "hard" doesn't ensure that you are going to learn

riboflavin

4/17/14 1:44pm

If you really want to advance in a career

hansel

4/17/14 1:46pm

Alternative - try to challenge yourself and become better

El Pasco

4/17/14 1:43pm

I didn't challenge myself, and things worked out pretty well for me

Tom Kane

4/17/14 1:44pm

There is absolutely nothing wrong with looking for easier professors.

BYUisLife

4/17/14 1:45pm

My advice is to make college as easy as possible

mudpupper

4/17/14 1:54pm

Bingo.

BYUisLife

4/17/14 1:55pm

I'm not certain every academic challenge needs to translate into career success

El Pasco

4/17/14 2:02pm

Challenges can make us stronger. But asking for too much in the wrong areas

mudpupper

4/17/14 2:04pm

I agree. For most current students, the most important challenges are academic

El Pasco

4/17/14 2:52pm

I learned about "didacticism" and "doggerel" in an easy literature class at BYU.

riboflavin

4/17/14 2:05pm

No. 10 is true. I had a physical science TA who would walk us through the

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