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a little later...
I've now looked over all the lecture notes for the first week and I'm so thrilled at all the wonderful supplemental reading suggestions provided by Dr. Cooperman! One reason I only rarely sign up for these Coursera classes is because I have an OCD need to read all suggested readings and totally immerse myself in a subject. And such a thing simply isn't possible within a course's time-frame. And then I get all nervous and shaky and feel overwhelmed. So I tend to focus on Great Courses lecture series instead, because I can go as slowly as I want. But I really love being able to interact and network with people who have similar interests (albeit different opinions) - and that's what I love about Coursera.
So I've vowed that I will simply move through this entire course and not fret about reading everything. I'll just write down all the suggested readings, and I can get to them later during my personal studies.
Does anyone else have this tendency to get frustrated when you can't read everything, or to over-commit to your passions and interests?
I'm doing that course as well and I love it. I submitted my essay and I am waiting for the evaluation. :) Sometimes I get frustrated too but I try to concentrate on the lectures itself instead of thinking too much about the material. I love the professor's style.
ReplyDeleteYeah, the course is going really well. It's a great way to have internet chats with people of similar interests. I only wish I had more time to really focus on all of the course material!
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