Explain how your experience affected you as a person
My experience affected me as it taught me great patience. No one built the same system I did so I was on my own based on the parts that I had gotten. I also had to learn that there is a lot to life and that I should not get stuck on one thing. I spent 4 hours straight on the computer on the first day and I had built up so much frustration, I went outside for a walk and it was relaxing and enjoyable which is how life should be.
How did you change?
I became more aware of my surrounding and my limits. I now know how long I can go at the same problem until I can't. I can now build on that and make that time even longer until there is no limit. I learned a great deal of patience, because as soon as the system was built the real challenge was starting. And that challenge frustrated me and if it wasn't for my mentor telling to take a break I would have drove myself insane. This allows me to understand what's going around me, because now I can focus on working on other things that are more important than just one problem.
How do you see the world differently as a result of your experience?
I have become of how the stuff around me works. Just pressing the power button on the computer starts so many things. If starting a computer is this complicated the world has to at least 10x as complex. I have also learned that nothing in the world comes to you. You have to work for it. Building a computer can be difficult with all the small wires and such, so now when I see our nations leaders I think about all the hundreds of tiny branch's that they have to manage.
How did this experience impact or reveal your character?
I am now more aware than ever of my desire to get things done. I wanted to buy the parts, go to the park and build the computer all in the same day. This also reveled my limits. I could only go at this for four hours until the frustration got to my head. I can now work on this and try to be more relaxed.
Was this a meaningful experience? why or why not?
This was very meaningful as I have always wanted to know what goes on in a computer. I now understand how complex these machines are and how complex the internet is. There are so many different things all with a purpose. Computers are becoming more and more a part of everyday life so everyone should know how they work or maybe one day they may surpass us.
What new knowledge or skills did you learn from this experience?
I gained the skill of building a computer. This is a profession I do not see going away as each system is unique and very difficult to automate. I learned why computer are expensive and what the purpose of each component is.
What would you do differently if you were to start over?
I would buy the parts more spread out to catch all the sales and deals. Buying all the parts at once made me compromise as the week before some parts were on sale that were no longer on sale when I bought them. I would have also waited for the B450 motherboards, as they are $100 cheaper and over most of the same features.
My experience affected me as it taught me great patience. No one built the same system I did so I was on my own based on the parts that I had gotten. I also had to learn that there is a lot to life and that I should not get stuck on one thing. I spent 4 hours straight on the computer on the first day and I had built up so much frustration, I went outside for a walk and it was relaxing and enjoyable which is how life should be.
How did you change?
I became more aware of my surrounding and my limits. I now know how long I can go at the same problem until I can't. I can now build on that and make that time even longer until there is no limit. I learned a great deal of patience, because as soon as the system was built the real challenge was starting. And that challenge frustrated me and if it wasn't for my mentor telling to take a break I would have drove myself insane. This allows me to understand what's going around me, because now I can focus on working on other things that are more important than just one problem.
How do you see the world differently as a result of your experience?
I have become of how the stuff around me works. Just pressing the power button on the computer starts so many things. If starting a computer is this complicated the world has to at least 10x as complex. I have also learned that nothing in the world comes to you. You have to work for it. Building a computer can be difficult with all the small wires and such, so now when I see our nations leaders I think about all the hundreds of tiny branch's that they have to manage.
How did this experience impact or reveal your character?
I am now more aware than ever of my desire to get things done. I wanted to buy the parts, go to the park and build the computer all in the same day. This also reveled my limits. I could only go at this for four hours until the frustration got to my head. I can now work on this and try to be more relaxed.
Was this a meaningful experience? why or why not?
This was very meaningful as I have always wanted to know what goes on in a computer. I now understand how complex these machines are and how complex the internet is. There are so many different things all with a purpose. Computers are becoming more and more a part of everyday life so everyone should know how they work or maybe one day they may surpass us.
What new knowledge or skills did you learn from this experience?
I gained the skill of building a computer. This is a profession I do not see going away as each system is unique and very difficult to automate. I learned why computer are expensive and what the purpose of each component is.
What would you do differently if you were to start over?
I would buy the parts more spread out to catch all the sales and deals. Buying all the parts at once made me compromise as the week before some parts were on sale that were no longer on sale when I bought them. I would have also waited for the B450 motherboards, as they are $100 cheaper and over most of the same features.