Agony of a perfectionist and Columbia essays
I believe I am a perfectionist and this is hurting my essays writing process. When I sit down to write, I want every word, every sentence to come out perfect, perfect enough to submit. And as a result, I sometimes end up spending hours with only a few paragraphs of output. I read posts of people writing two-three essays in a day! People spend more time revising than writing the original draft. I seem to do the other way round. Am I weird, or there are others like me?
Because of the reasons described above, I have been making a slow progress on Columbia essays. When I say slow, I mean SLOW. Anyways, now I have drafts of four out of five essays ready and they are not looking bad. Essay I am still stumped on is:
Q: Leading in the global economy requires enabling high performance from a diverse set of employees, colleagues and partners. Tell us about a manager you’ve observed who enabled or inspired others to do their best work and analyze how this manager did it.
When they say 'diverse', what do they mean? Diverse cultures? Diverse roles? Diverse attitudes? What's your take and how are you approaching this essay?
Because of the reasons described above, I have been making a slow progress on Columbia essays. When I say slow, I mean SLOW. Anyways, now I have drafts of four out of five essays ready and they are not looking bad. Essay I am still stumped on is:
Q: Leading in the global economy requires enabling high performance from a diverse set of employees, colleagues and partners. Tell us about a manager you’ve observed who enabled or inspired others to do their best work and analyze how this manager did it.
When they say 'diverse', what do they mean? Diverse cultures? Diverse roles? Diverse attitudes? What's your take and how are you approaching this essay?
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